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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Vans?

70% 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, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Vans?

Sales Associate (1152) , Retail Sales Associate (248) , Floor Supervisor (246) , Store Manager (140) , Assistant Manager (103) , 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 235 reviews)); "time job i've ever had! made some connections with great coworkers and really enjoyed working there even through challenges" ((in 162 reviews)); "Great Company and Culture." ((in 132 reviews)); "Fun work environment and clientele." ((in 107 reviews)); "The benefits offered through VF (Vans parent company) are great!" ((in 70 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 284 reviews)); "bad management and not a lot of incentives" ((in 141 reviews)); "No Hours No Opportunity:" ((in 116 reviews)); "Store manager and assistant manager were sleeping together." ((in 65 reviews)); "Terrible upper management that has a profound affect on store managers." ((in 47 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

70% would recommend to a friend

(3,241 total reviews)

Kevin Bailey

57% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

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 3,241 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

3.0

Jan 5, 2014

Fun when you are not a part of management. I made very little money and the hours were awful, even as a supervisor.

Floor supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The discount is awesome, the people you work with will probably become good friends, the atmosphere is laid back and fun.

Cons

This company is cheap, dirt cheap. This job is fun as a sales associate but working your way up through the company is useless.

4.0

Jan 2, 2014

Good first job

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The atmosphere is awesome especially if you grew up with action sports and vans but its cool even if you didn't you learn a lot. You gain a lot of valuable skills. The 50% discount is awesome. The shoes sell themselves since they are so popular so sales goals are fairly easy to meet

Cons

Sometimes on the slow seasons you get very little hours. Some weeks I would just work one 4 hour shift a week and my paycheck would be like $60. Sometimes corporate would demand to much from us especially when changing floor sets and they would not provide extra payroll for us.

1.0

Dec 18, 2013

The overall position was completely undersold by the District HR. And I was willing to patiently see a change in the DC.

Multi unit management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Vans provides discount on their product to their associates

Cons

Vans HQ itself seems extremely friendly and easy going location to work for. Sadly, not the case at Vans DC poor overall management to include HR as a whole. Very minimal support to associates who are not at the management level. The main reason as to why I decided to leave.

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Fun when you are not a part of management. I made very little money and the hours were awful, even as a supervisor.

Good first job

The overall position was completely undersold by the District HR. And I was willing to patiently see a change in the DC.

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