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 (6560) , Sales Associate (3577) , Sales Floor Team Member (2262) , Sales Associate/Cashier (2092) , Guest Advocate (1933) , Team Leader (1379) , Style Consultant (1356) , Executive Team Leader (1343) , Barista (1319) , General Merchandise Expert (1223) , Fulfillment Associate (1028) , Fulfillment Expert (940) , Team Member (873) , 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 9453 reviews)); "The people are great and genuinely want to see you grow and suceed in your career at Target." ((in 4660 reviews)); "Benefits are good; you can elect benefits for self and family if you average 32 hours per week; part" ((in 3861 reviews)); "I stayed because coworkers were lovely and they were great about working around my classes." ((in 3768 reviews)); "Discount and flexible hours were a plus but you have to give over 2 weeks in advance" ((in 3289 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 6727 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 2010 reviews)); "Marketing not a respected or invested in department with no training or development and limited to no advancement" ((in 944 reviews)); "So much favoritism happening around the managers and they screw up the careers of employees for their benefits." ((in 803 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

(94,141 total reviews)

Michael Fiddelke

47% 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 94,141 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

Apr 23, 2014

Bad Pay + High Expectations

Presentation team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Friendly co-workers, 10% discount (if you have the Red Card or cash)

Cons

Pay is terrible for newer (1+ year new) Team Leaders. Raises are only 5 cents - 20 cents a year and depending on your HR, it may take up to three months to process once you "qualify" for a raise. Most Executives come in to Target brand new, and have not experienced what is like to be a Target Team Member or Team Leader. Executives also expect you to do 80 hours worth of work in 40 hours, and be in 12 places at once. WAY too much paperwork with no time to complete it because the expectation is that you are on the floor for your entire shift. Executives are also completely full of empty promises, such as pay raises, the amount of money you will make, benefits, holiday pay... It is all a bunch of lies. If you have a discussion with an Executive, make sure you get a summary in writing or just record it, otherwise they will deny everything they said.

3.0

Apr 14, 2014

Fortunate than Others

Consumables team lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was fortunate to work with the company for 7+ years. I worked in District 205. Great Leadership at the store I worked at. I trusted my HR team and they had a fantastic open-door policy. Many cross-training opportunites for different departments. The more you are crossed-trained the more hours you're likely to get. Start a little above minimum wage: cashier/sales floor about $8.50. Specialized positions such as Electronics Department $9.00 (Note: this is within District 205) Target contributes to education programs for kids.

Cons

Considering that it is retail, there isn't the best work-life balance especially during the holidays. The past two years HQ decided to open early evening on Thanksgiving Day for "Black Friday" shopping. This is unfortunate for people who spend their evenings with family. Training: Need more training for newly hired employees (putting them 4 hours at a cashier should not be considered training) What I saw my last year of employment: They hire students straight out of college (most if not all with no retail experince and hardly any customer experince) for Executive Team Leader. They do have an internship for about 3 months and within District 205 most ETL's seemed incompetent. I was fortunate enough to work at a store with experinced ETLs. During my last year there, they were promoted and newbies (college students) were brought in. Runied everything. Leadership at District 205, there is favortism. And they're not afraid to hide it. Fortunately, they do hire within but just to a Team Leader position (Supervisor of a department) after that, if you're not favored then you're just stuck there.

4.0

Apr 2, 2014

Great Company to work for if you are single and have no other responsibilities.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing co-workers and management seems to really care about its employees. The company its really flexible when it comes to schedules. This is a good place to work for if you are a college student because you can take what Target calls a "leave of absence" and they will "save" your job until you get back from college. The leave of absence is good for a whole year so you need to come back to work at least once a year.

Cons

Difficult to move up from within. Target prefers to get its ETL's Executive Team Leaders (managers) from the outside. So if you are a college graduate and they offer you a position that it's not salary based DO NOT take it because it is really difficult to move up once you accept the offer no matter what they tell you. I know a gentleman who is a college graduate and he took an hourly position with the expectation that in the future he was going to be promoted to a salary position and that has not happened after a few years. So either take their offer to become an ETL or find another job.

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