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 (94)

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 495 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and it's so wonderful being around people with similar interests!" ((in 411 reviews)); "We receive free product once a month with training and a great discount on purchases." ((in 353 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 332 reviews)); "The gratis is great and your coworkers are really nice" ((in 283 reviews))

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

"Poor management and very bad at communicating" ((in 681 reviews)); "Horrifically low pay for working full time in one of the most expensive cities in Canada." ((in 609 reviews)); "No work life balance and you have to be fake and "bubbly" if you want to be promoted to anything" ((in 351 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 290 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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3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(9,596 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 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 9,596 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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4.0

Jan 26, 2009

"Sephora..once upon a time"

Cast member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn a lot about products with trainning from acct. excutives, a new brand comes in about twice a month and you recieve lots of gratis for participating. I love helping customers choose products and with sephora having all the diffarent brands and being an open counter, their was a favorite product in every brand and also made it possible that their was a product for eveyone.

Cons

You have to wear uniforms and they are ugly! somtimes you would be zoned in areas of the store for long periods of time, their was enough of us working that the rotaion should not have been a problem.

4.0

Jan 15, 2009

hope it's better than it was!

Color specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the training, environment and freebies i love products so learning about them was a joy every day i also learned about skincare and this information was valuable to me to find a new job in a related field from the experience I gained and the information obtained hands on and in trainings

Cons

the management was not fair and did not promote from within they also went through about 4 store directors in the 2 years that I was there fired 2 women with years of experience and hired 4 men with no experience in their place after a new director (male) came in to replace the female director

3.0

Nov 26, 2008

Free products galore/little opportunity for promotion

Product consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

All associates are given tons of free products aka "gratis"...all the time! Full time or Part time. Opportunity to work fewer holiday hours if necessary due to winter temporary hires.World class training. All employees are sent to week long (or condensed 3-day long) basic training. Also, there is continuous training on in-store brands during the week with brand representatives usually include free food. Above average emphasis on work-life balance. Opportunity to make more money than at other "mall jobs".

Cons

(Location-specific)...management appears to never promote from within. All management positions filled by new-hires making it seem impossible for career advancement. At times, catty/gossiping work environment.

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