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 (6570) , Sales Associate (3582) , Sales Floor Team Member (2263) , Sales Associate/Cashier (2092) , Guest Advocate (1938) , Team Leader (1380) , Style Consultant (1359) , Executive Team Leader (1345) , Barista (1323) , General Merchandise Expert (1225) , Fulfillment Associate (1029) , Fulfillment Expert (942) , Team Member (880) , Retail Sales Associate (832) , Warehouse Worker (748)

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 9409 reviews)); "The people are great and genuinely want to see you grow and suceed in your career at Target." ((in 4656 reviews)); "Benefits are good; you can elect benefits for self and family if you average 32 hours per week; part" ((in 3860 reviews)); "I stayed because coworkers were lovely and they were great about working around my classes." ((in 3750 reviews)); "Flexible hours and worked in eco sales so I spent the day picking products off shelves" ((in 3343 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 6733 reviews)); "Target went through a string of bad managers while I worked there but those two were the worst." ((in 2110 reviews)); "Also plan on working constantly because everything is a priority and there's no work life balance." ((in 1994 reviews)); "Marketing not a respected or invested in department with no training or development and limited to no advancement" ((in 925 reviews)); "So much favoritism happening around the managers and they screw up the careers of employees for their benefits." ((in 824 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

(94,261 total reviews)

Michael Fiddelke

48% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,261 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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94K reviews

4.0

Jun 10, 2010

A great job if you like to move around alot!

Sales floor team member

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CEO approval

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Pros

I had a great time working in my own zone as well as getting to help other coworkers in their zones every shift. It gave me the feeling of personal responsibility, but I did not have to work only by myself either. I was able to learn many things about retail, and about different work areas inside target.

Cons

They did not always keep track of who had a break and who did not. This even happened when i was a cashier and a minor at the time!

3.0

Jun 9, 2010

Just okay.

Group leader - dc

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The GL team is great. Intelligent, hardworking individuals who want to move the company and building forward. Can sometimes get too caught up in the political drama that is VERY prevalent.

Cons

Senior management seems to only be interested in doing the least amount of work it takes to get themselves promoted. There is no leadership vision amongst the senior team and its created mixed messages and departments that think about themselves first as opposed to the fluid operations of the building. Compensation is okay at best. Recent increases and bonuses were insulting based on performance of our building.

2.0

Jun 9, 2010

Target pays the best but treats you the worst.

Store team leader

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CEO approval

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Pros

Salary and before the change a very lucrative bonus structure. The friends and relationships that you develop with people working tirelessly together to meet completely unreasonable expectations from DMs and GVPs who forgot what it was like to work in a store.

Cons

Work life balance, recognition, job security, overall fairness in assessing each individual. Target does not seem to believe in supporting and to developing its top talent, rather it focuses on the "bottom 10%" and how to get rid of them, bring in new people and pushing existing people into the "bottom 10%" and getting rid of them. Target gives you a big fat salary and continually keeps you in suspense as to whether you will be employed with them in the future regardless of your perfromance.

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Jobs at Target

On-Demand: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Style (T2259)

Guest Advocate (Cashier or Front of Store Attendant/ Cart Attendant) (T2933)

On-Demand: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Style (T1884)

On-Demand: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Style (T3380)

On-Demand: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Style (T2913)

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