Does Sephora pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sephora employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sephora. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sephora?

65% of Sephora employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sephora 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sephora?

Beauty Advisor (1862) , Sales Associate (347) , Cashier (327) , Color Consultant (277) , Manager (162) , Product Consultant (162) , Makeup Artist (145) , Skincare Consultant (141) , Licensed Beauty Advisor (136) , Sales Associate/Cashier (133) , Operations Consultant (115) , Store Director (102) , Beauty Consultant (100) , Conseiller De Vente (96) , Operations Associate (95)

What are the pros of working at Sephora according to real employee reviews?

"You get some free products from the company and a low discount most companies give more." ((in 503 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and it's so wonderful being around people with similar interests!" ((in 417 reviews)); "I also like the fact that we had a lot of training products and really great training as well." ((in 367 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 330 reviews)); "The gratis is great and your coworkers are really nice" ((in 287 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sephora according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and very bad at communicating" ((in 674 reviews)); "Horrifically low pay for working full time in one of the most expensive cities in Canada." ((in 619 reviews)); "There is no work life balance and all of my colleagues that I worked with have already left" ((in 355 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 310 reviews)); "managers have tons of workload and also technology is a lot to follow up with." ((in 254 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sephora layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sephora layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sephora in 2026.

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3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(9,597 total reviews)

Guillaume Motte

81% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Sephora has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,597 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sephora employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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10K reviews

4.0

Feb 8, 2011

FUN JOB!!! For those who really love retail

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free product GRATIS!!! The education you recieve about products and education about retail stragegies is out of this world. You get to learn about make up artistry too. Great discounts. Meeting a lot of great co workers, and learning so much about the beauty industry. Amazing place for networking for the beauty industry too.

Cons

There is no work/life balance. It is really difficult to get promoted. It was abundantly clear that only backstabbers and friends get promoted. You have to work really hard to get sales because you have to do much more "consulting and educating" than other retailers. If you do not like being micro managed, then do not work here! You will be micro managed for everything...what you say, where to go, what to do....they call it "coaching".

3.0

Feb 8, 2011

It has been a fun journey

Product consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

all the testers you get to play with an try before you buy it! gratis

Cons

better compensation workshops and seminars growth opportunties

4.0

Feb 7, 2011

CEO of my store? If it were only true

Store director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

#1 reason - wow, the amount of free product... You seriously don't need to buy most of the stuff you used to! + part of LVMH + great processes and programs + training/education + good support from "home office" + great brands and product + its like any other retail, but the environment makes it VERY special + terrific bonus potential - so many different bonus opportunities

Cons

- the amount of feedback and self discovery that is required - the sales associates run the store because they are given so much "freedom" to express themselves - despite being a "values based company" promotions are truly given based on politics (the same as everywhere else?) - SO MANY DIFFERENT INITIATIVES!!! just because it works well doesn't mean it HAS to be re-done!

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