Does Sur La Table pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sur La Table employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sur La Table. This rating has improved by 17% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sur La Table?

41% of Sur La Table employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sur La Table 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sur La Table?

Sales Associate (193) , Kitchen Assistant (103) , Floor Lead (38) , Retail Sales Associate (31) , Store Manager (31) , Assistant Manager (30) , Chef Instructor (27) , Resident Chef (26) , General Manager (22) , Manager (18) , Assistant Store Manager (14) , Seasonal Sales Associate (12) , Culinary Instructor (11) , Assistant Resident Chef (9) , Culinary Lead (8)

What are the pros of working at Sur La Table according to real employee reviews?

"The job itself was fun and the people were great" ((in 77 reviews)); "Great coworkers and a solid company." ((in 43 reviews)); "flexible hours and not hard" ((in 29 reviews)); "Only the discount & mostly friendly staff." ((in 25 reviews)); "Free/discounted cooking classes" ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sur La Table according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay (the last raise they gave me a whopping sixty cents more)." ((in 121 reviews)); "There is NO training for pretty much every position from sales to management to culinary instructors." ((in 44 reviews)); "Good managers can't last long." ((in 44 reviews)); "Weak upper management and low pay" ((in 42 reviews)); "Floor lead positions and below are only part time with no benefits or major incentive beyond the store discount." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sur La Table layoffs in 2026?

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

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Sur La Table reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,059 total reviews)

Jason Goldberger

46% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

2.5

Compensation and benefits

Sur La Table has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,059 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sur La Table 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Mar 17, 2013

Friendly and competent store managers made retail sales pretty nice to work in.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The management within the store were really pleasant to work with. The incentives from corporate for sales were fairly motivating, I loved that there wasn't a crummy credit card to push to customers. I had the opportunity to advance in the store after a couple months, but turned it down due to school commitments. It paid pretty well for retail. I would work here again if I did not have opportunities in my school field.

Cons

In the off season, hours could be tougher to come by. The search function on the computers needs to be updated badly. Sometimes corporate has us push items customers clearly don't want.

Sur La Table Response

13y

Thank you for your comment and contribution to Sur La Table! Employees at Sur La Table are always empowered to make the right call with our customers. There is nothing we do that is more important than delighting our customers… NOTHING!

3.0

Feb 26, 2013

A mini version of Amazon warehouse

Distribution associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You meet great people, management is ok

Cons

low/decent pay, seasonal position, little breaks, boring

3.0

Feb 16, 2013

Hectic, fun, retail

Sales floor lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great discount, awesome sales associates and other management, customers tend to be foodies, working here keeps you knowledgeable about current techniques, the pay is better than most places.

Cons

The DM was never available, very wishy-washy on expectations regarding store operations practices and merchandising, too many conference calls, not enough training available. 25 hours a week for a floor lead makes it almost impossible to live on the salary they pay.

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Seasonal Kitchen Assistant (Sur La Table)

Seasonal Kitchen Assistant (Sur La Table)

Seasonal Kitchen Assistant (Sur La Table)

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