Does Target pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Target employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Target. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Target?

57% of Target employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Target 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Target?

Cashier (6557) , Sales Associate (3572) , Sales Floor Team Member (2262) , Sales Associate/Cashier (2089) , Guest Advocate (1932) , Team Leader (1376) , Style Consultant (1355) , Executive Team Leader (1342) , Barista (1316) , General Merchandise Expert (1221) , Fulfillment Associate (1028) , Fulfillment Expert (935) , Team Member (870) , Retail Sales Associate (832) , Warehouse Worker (747)

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

"Good pay but not worth the time and energy you must put in to get the job done" ((in 9313 reviews)); "The people are great and genuinely want to see you grow and suceed in your career at Target." ((in 4721 reviews)); "Benefits are good; you can elect benefits for self and family if you average 32 hours per week; part" ((in 3913 reviews)); "I stayed because coworkers were lovely and they were great about working around my classes." ((in 3746 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you will get lots of hours every now and than because they don’t hire anyone new" ((in 3295 reviews))

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

"You also have to deal with people who don't pull their own weight and poor management." ((in 6698 reviews)); "Target went through a string of bad managers while I worked there but those two were the worst." ((in 2086 reviews)); "Also plan on working constantly because everything is a priority and there's no work life balance." ((in 1982 reviews)); "Marketing not a respected or invested in department with no training or development and limited to no advancement" ((in 929 reviews)); "So much favoritism happening around the managers and they screw up the careers of employees for their benefits." ((in 811 reviews))

What are employees saying about Target layoffs in 2026?

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

Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,032 total reviews)

Michael Fiddelke

45% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,032 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Target 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

94K reviews

3.0

Jan 13, 2015

It's fine

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good, flexible schedule, portfolio ready pieces. If you have a great manager you will be able to do very well. Target spares no expense when it comes to travel and talent (illustrators and photographers to hire).

Cons

Lots of bureaucracy, varying degrees of quality when it comes to managers. Quite a few managers seemed to have been promoted to avoid demotion. Lots and lots of layers of management which can create gridlock and conflicting points of view. Leadership seems to be more interested in cult of personality than quality of work when it comes to promotion. To become promoted it basically becomes a middle school presidential campaign, getting your name out there etc...

1.0

Nov 30, 2014

The culture is a nasty mix of a high school clique, a cult, and a domestic violence relationship

Group leader - dc

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything sounds nice when they talk about "development" and "coaching" and "best practices" etc, etc.

Cons

It is a highly political atmosphere where everyone is out for themselves and making their own metrics look good at any cost. But it is hard to blame them considering how nasty Target can turn if you fall short in any way. "Development" means getting you into the position Target wants you in, not getting you where you want to go. "Coaching" means getting evidence together to fire someone, not trying to help them improve. "Best practices" means mandatory and seemingly arbitrary procedures, not advice on how to do your job in the most effective way possible. "We don't do silos" means every man for himself. "Opportunity" means something someone is not doing correctly, and you had better hope it is not you. "We don't want to set you up for failure" means we will make sure you fail if you try that.

4.0

Sep 28, 2014

Ok to work as long as you can kiss butt

Salesfloor team member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Schedule flexibility Team members great Great for people who work with little directiom

Cons

STL is too young Favoritism from STL to SrTLs and ETL Heavy workload without proper support Hours cut to make bonuses Unprofessional ETLs HR knows nothing about HR

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