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?

58% 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 (3574) , Sales Floor Team Member (2262) , Sales Associate/Cashier (2090) , Guest Advocate (1932) , Team Leader (1378) , Style Consultant (1355) , Executive Team Leader (1342) , Barista (1317) , General Merchandise Expert (1222) , Fulfillment Associate (1028) , Fulfillment Expert (937) , Team Member (873) , 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 9400 reviews)); "The people are great and genuinely want to see you grow and suceed in your career at Target." ((in 4688 reviews)); "Benefits are good; you can elect benefits for self and family if you average 32 hours per week; part" ((in 3868 reviews)); "I stayed because coworkers were lovely and they were great about working around my classes." ((in 3724 reviews)); "Discount and flexible hours were a plus but you have to give over 2 weeks in advance" ((in 3336 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 6740 reviews)); "Target went through a string of bad managers while I worked there but those two were the worst." ((in 2076 reviews)); "Also plan on working constantly because everything is a priority and there's no work life balance." ((in 1986 reviews)); "Marketing not a respected or invested in department with no training or development and limited to no advancement" ((in 922 reviews)); "So much favoritism happening around the managers and they screw up the careers of employees for their benefits." ((in 825 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

58% would recommend to a friend

(94,088 total reviews)

Michael Fiddelke

48% 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 94,088 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

3.0

Dec 2, 2008

Not as great as you MIGHT think.

Executive team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are great. Everyone seems to be happy to come to work every day. Even though I expected a lot more as far as pay is concerned, the people that work at Target may be some of the best you will or could meet.

Cons

Retail. During this recession I would not advise any to take a retail position. Your livelihood is based on the consumer's likelness to shop at your store. How unfair is that? even though Target is hiring right now if the economy does not improve and this Holiday shopping season doesn't do exceptionally well I could see them beginning to lay off people.

2.0

Dec 2, 2008

Target - A place for college students

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you need quick money, and you're in college. I came to work at Target because I needed extra money in college. It fit the bill, literally. I put about a 5 dollar bill in my pocket every hour and was then able to afford to go out drinking with my buddies on the weekend.

Cons

You won't really make it very far. I wouldn't recommend being a cashier as a long term career. Unless you really like to play with scanners.

2.0

Dec 1, 2008

Company doesn't put employees first anymore

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some flexibility in schedules, not 24 hour store, nice team members, excellent customers dependent on your location, some feedback is welcomed, but rarely listened to. I would like to share many many examples but it's difficult because in the name of "competitiveness" and the "health" of the company, workers are worked too hard in order for a few to remain wealthy. Bonuses still exist for STLs in each store - incentive for them to remain as profitable as possible, at the expense of every team member who keeps their store afloat. It's become an awful environment, and I find it hard to believe it's just a result of a poor economy.

Cons

benefits are expensive, ManaGers on duty are straiGht out of colleGe - with very little work experience and/or people skills, lack of respect to team members shown by manaGement, very little promotion from within, since new CEO in place (last year or so) communication is terrible, less and less flexibility with team, much favoritism is shown, company attempts to rid itself of employees who have more years in - they Get too expensive. Cuts to entire areas, cuts to number of team leads, cuts in personnel hours all make it very difficult environment, oppressive at best some days. Merry Christmas.

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