Does Vans pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vans employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vans. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Vans?

72% of Vans employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Vans 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Vans?

Sales Associate (1153) , Retail Sales Associate (248) , Floor Supervisor (246) , Store Manager (140) , Assistant Manager (104) , Assistant Store Manager (77) , Sales Lead (64) , Stock Supervisor (47) , Seasonal Sales Associate (35) , Supervisor (32) , Sales Assistant (29) , Vendedor (29) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (28) , Sales Associate/Cashier (27) , Manager (26)

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

"The people you work with are great and fun to work with" ((in 231 reviews)); "time job i've ever had! made some connections with great coworkers and really enjoyed working there even through challenges" ((in 165 reviews)); "Great Company and Culture." ((in 141 reviews)); "Fun work environment and clientele." ((in 101 reviews)); "There are great benefits and 401k involve as well." ((in 75 reviews))

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

"Low pay for someone with experience and no real idea how long it will take to increase" ((in 276 reviews)); "bad management and lots of turn around" ((in 139 reviews)); "No Hours No Opportunity:" ((in 115 reviews)); "Store manager and assistant manager were sleeping together." ((in 69 reviews)); "Terrible upper management that has a profound affect on store managers." ((in 45 reviews))

What are employees saying about Vans layoffs in 2026?

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

Vans reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,243 total reviews)

Kevin Bailey

61% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

Vans has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,243 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vans 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

3K reviews

5.0

Nov 13, 2014

Great first job with mobility

Floor supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training program and team environment

Cons

Highest you can really get promoted is Store Management. Takes years to get corporate attention

2.0

Nov 11, 2014

Vans Review

Stockroom supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discount is great. my whole wardrobe and shoes are set for the next couple years because of there great discounts. Good music to listen too. The people you work with are fun. ability to put your personality into your work.

Cons

At first i thought this pay ways amazing. but then i realized how much other people in my position got payed for what i did in other companies and it was crazy. There are stores that pay there associates what out management team was getting paid for a lot of work. Most of the time you will have a low payroll so most of the work( which is a lot) is done by yourself, on top of your managerial duties. Lack of support/respect from district Managers. Also there allocation team is horrible.

5.0

Nov 5, 2014

Awesome Job!

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

discount, managers (Alex was awesome!), really cool environment to work in, time off policy was good, awesome co-workers, get to work with someone the coolest shoes. Really sad I had to leave.

Cons

pay, sometimes the hours were short.

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