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?

55% 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 (3189) , Prestige Beauty Advisor (807) , Lead Cashier (517) , Sales Associate (397) , General Manager (359) , Hair Stylist (327) , Salon Manager (247) , Benefit Arch Expert (200) , Cashier (191) , Operations Manager (191) , Retail Operations Manager (181) , Retail Sales Manager (178) , Prestige Manager (174) , Task Associate (167) , Manager (152)

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 536 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 250 reviews)); "The work environment is fun and exciting!" ((in 242 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 1147 reviews)); "The pay is low and doesn’t really equal to the sheer amount of work that you do." ((in 1062 reviews)); "My associate manager and General Manager would follow and radio us to watch all black guests" ((in 640 reviews)); "Long hours and coworkers were not reliable" ((in 457 reviews)); "No work life balance despite being told to "put our mental health and selves first"" ((in 348 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.

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Ulta Beauty reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(13,920 total reviews)

Kecia Steelman

58% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Ulta Beauty has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 13,920 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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Reviews by job title

14K reviews

3.0

Jun 5, 2012

Beauty Knows No Pain

Make-up artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love to share, & show my customers what look or looks they can acheive.

Cons

I wish persons that work out on the floor, could do more make-up.

3.0

Jun 2, 2012

It's okay

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Works around your schedule if your part-time

Cons

Depending on your manager it can be a great place to work. But if you get the manager from hell then its not a great place to woek

2.0

May 31, 2012

Typical corporate shenanigans

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun environment, always updating products with latest and greatest things on the market for the true beauty enthusiast. Benefits & 401K for management team, corporate loss prevention is outstanding. Was a joy to work for at one point, and probably still is providing the right corporate representatives of your particular store.

Cons

Difficult to move up the ladder, unless you befriend the DM. 1 Beauty Consultant and 1 Cashier is all budget hours alot most of the time; very stressful to cover registers, loss prevention, and guest service. Checking out guests has turned into one big solicitation about surveys, rewards cards, magazines, suggesting salon services, etc.

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