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 (3187) , Prestige Beauty Advisor (804) , 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 (165) , 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 513 reviews)); "I have great coworkers and that's pretty much the only thing keeping me here." ((in 507 reviews)); "Not hard to get a hang of and the people you work with are probably great." ((in 492 reviews)); "free product often from Ulta and three times yearly from Clinique (Plus extras once and a while)" ((in 255 reviews)); "Fun work environment and pretty easy" ((in 241 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 1157 reviews)); "The pay is low and doesn’t really equal to the sheer amount of work that you do." ((in 1053 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 456 reviews)); "No work life balance despite being told to "put our mental health and selves first"" ((in 352 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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3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(13,905 total reviews)

Kecia Steelman

57% 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 13,905 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

3.0

Oct 21, 2008

Good Company.. could be much better.. But it's a long way to go

Qa lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growth Company. Less Commute to work.

Cons

High Attrition. Lack of repreatable processes. Entrepreneurial management. Bad employment benefits policies

3.0

Oct 2, 2008

Fun, but a little too much red tape

Beauty consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Since Ulta is a beauty retailer, there are lots of industry trainings conducted by professionals in which you can learn lots of interesting and valuable information. Gratis is also given out at almost every training, generally in the form of full-size products. The schedules are also fairly flexible. If you love beauty products, it's very fun to play with the products at work and be able to test new items out/hear and see new items and collections before they hit store shelves. If you love working with the public, Ulta is a fairly busy place and you will plenty of contact with customers all day long.

Cons

It can be a very physical job, including lots of lifting, bending, stocking, etc. There are plenty of retail jobs out there that are much less rigorous for the same, or even slightly better, pay. Some of the shifts start very early (5 and 6 am) and can end late (midnight). There is also a lot of cleaning involved due to the messy nature of beauty products. A lot of red tape exists at Ulta Corp; raises and promotions seem to be tightly controlled and are not necessarily based on merit alone. For example, you might prove your strengths perfectly, but miss out on a position due to your lack of experience in terms of years.

4.0

Aug 5, 2008

no consistancy

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ulta is a growing company and has room for advancment. they understand the need for work/life balance. The appearance of the store is pleasent and inviting. the management has for the most part has a positive attitude. the benefits are great. For retail they are very generous with time off as well as the hours you are expected to work

Cons

The managment sturcture has changed several times in the past year making it difficult to move up within the company... they are editing management postions limiting your growth opportinuties. There is not enough regional managament.. I worked in a remote market, where all of the management staff was new and we only saw our regional manager 4 or 5 times in a year... she would often be short with the staff and then compain that she was being stretched too thin

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