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 422 reviews)); "I also like the fact that we had a lot of training products and really great training as well." ((in 360 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 338 reviews)); "The gratis is great and your coworkers are really nice" ((in 277 reviews))

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

"Poor management and very bad at communicating" ((in 689 reviews)); "Horrifically low pay for working full time in one of the most expensive cities in Canada." ((in 606 reviews)); "There is no work life balance and all of my colleagues that I worked with have already left" ((in 351 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 309 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

(9,594 total reviews)

Guillaume Motte

81% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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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 9,594 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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3.0

Dec 9, 2008

Great for retail.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Free products; growing retail business with a strong outlook in a weak economy. Sephora has a strong concept and outshines its competitors. In this difficult economy Sephora is showing good growth and overall performance. This bodes well for continued job growth with little risk for layoffs.

Cons

Long hours, weekends, holidays are non-existant. Sephora's work schedule is driven by volume when the volume goes up the work hours will go up. Sephora gives 8 paid holidays, but you usually have to work the weekend before or after that holiday to get the day off.

3.0

Nov 26, 2008

Free products galore/little opportunity for promotion

Product consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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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.

4.0

Oct 5, 2008

A good place

Skin lead

Recommend

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Pros

It's fun! Lots of trainings and the perks are fabulous! If you love beauty it is the place to be. :) The company makes sure to recognize all the the efforts you put into having a better environment to work and do business. Being able to help people feel beautiful.

Cons

Not making bonuses because of the incompetence of your team members/management. The company is growing too fast and is bringing new people not considering sometimes their lack of experience in the field. Many times they could find it internally and it gets overlooked.

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