Does Ulta Beauty pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ulta Beauty employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ulta Beauty. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ulta Beauty?

56% of Ulta Beauty employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ulta Beauty 3.1 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 Ulta Beauty?

Beauty Advisor (3202) , Prestige Beauty Advisor (811) , Lead Cashier (518) , Sales Associate (398) , General Manager (361) , Hair Stylist (328) , Salon Manager (247) , Benefit Arch Expert (201) , Operations Manager (195) , Cashier (192) , Retail Operations Manager (181) , Retail Sales Manager (178) , Prestige Manager (174) , Task Associate (170) , Manager (153)

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

"Another great benefit of working at Ulta is the benefit of 25% off of all items sold at Ulta (including perfume and prestige items)." ((in 517 reviews)); "I have great coworkers and that's pretty much the only thing keeping me here." ((in 514 reviews)); "Not hard to get a hang of and the people you work with are probably great." ((in 486 reviews)); "free product often from Ulta and three times yearly from Clinique (Plus extras once and a while)" ((in 257 reviews)); "The work environment is fun and exciting!" ((in 239 reviews))

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

"Poor management and they want you to bother shoppers in the store and try to get them in your chair." ((in 1163 reviews)); "The pay is low and doesn’t really equal to the sheer amount of work that you do." ((in 1040 reviews)); "My associate manager and General Manager would follow and radio us to watch all black guests" ((in 646 reviews)); "Long hours and coworkers were not reliable" ((in 466 reviews)); "No work life balance despite being told to "put our mental health and selves first"" ((in 358 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ulta Beauty layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Ulta Beauty locations?

Berazategui , General Belgrano , Salta

Ulta Beauty reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(13,974 total reviews)

Kecia Steelman

59% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Ulta Beauty has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 13,974 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ulta Beauty 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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14K reviews

4.0

Jul 16, 2013

Great place to work

Merchandiser/task

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Easy work, staff is friendly, nice pay

Cons

repetitive, gets boring after a while, rude customers.

4.0

Jul 16, 2013

Great COMPANY, horrible store.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ulta is absolutely a great COMPANY to work if you like brand specified training and opportunities to move up. The trainings range from videos, to going out of town (Houston) for specific brands. There are also in-store events which allows you to be a little more hands on if you are a Prestige Consultant. They are pretty decent about allowing you to have days off if you mark it on the calendar in advance.

Cons

This specific location has poor management, favoritism and pretty girls with UGLY attitudes. Loads of gossiping and no help from ANY of the managers if you're looking to solve any problems. The schedule is NEVER done on time, so you seem to always have to ask if you work the upcoming weekend if you don't work on a Friday or Saturday. Don't even ATTEMPT to ask for any Spring Break day off if you didn't mark it a month or two ahead of time on the calendar. You won't get it off and most likely you will get in trouble if you call-in even if it's for a vacation you had planned MONTHS before. The Christmas season hours are RIDICULOUS. If you like to be home for the holidays, don't count on being out of there by 10pm....you'll be gone by 1am. They are open all day on Easter as well even though it is completely DEAD.

5.0

Jul 15, 2013

I can't wait to go to work.

Beauty advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product, amazing people, no drama, gratis, above average discount, open to promotion, flexible hours, friendly and understanding management team, fun work environment.

Cons

Part time only, the only full time positions are managers. I really have no complaints, I love the Ulta team.

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