Is Advance Auto Parts a good company to work for?

Advance Auto Parts has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 5,717 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 42% of employees would recommend working at Advance Auto Parts to a friend and 32% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Advance Auto Parts have been left by employees working as Director , Sales Manager and Part Time Sales Associate .

Does Advance Auto Parts pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Advance Auto Parts employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Advance Auto Parts. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Advance Auto Parts?

42% of Advance Auto Parts employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Advance Auto Parts 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Advance Auto Parts?

General Manager (551) , Sales Associate (353) , Retail Parts Pro (284) , Commercial Parts Pro (138) , Store Manager (103) , Assistant Manager (95) , Commercial Account Manager (87) , Key Holder (84) , Manager (79) , Assistant General Manager (70) , Driver (68) , District Manager (66) , Salesperson (65) , Retail Sales Associate (64) , Delivery Driver (43)

What are the pros of working at Advance Auto Parts according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are good and you will learn many things if you are not a vehicle expert." ((in 205 reviews)); "Flexible hours and pay." ((in 141 reviews)); "Great coworkers and learn so much." ((in 101 reviews)); "If you get a good GM it is easy for a great team member to move up." ((in 81 reviews)); "Flexible Schedule and lots of room for growth" ((in 60 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Advance Auto Parts according to real employee reviews?

"The pay was low and there was a cap on the maximum I could ever expect to make there." ((in 509 reviews)); "Poor management focuses on unreliable KPI numbers other than actually looking at each store for what they need." ((in 260 reviews)); "Development teams resource managers do not heed the input and recommendation from Product managers" ((in 119 reviews)); "There was no work/life balance" ((in 69 reviews)); "Regional District Manager is untrustworthy, and is an incredibly divisive" ((in 61 reviews))

What are employees saying about Advance Auto Parts layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Advance Auto Parts locations?

Raleigh , Roanoke , Atlanta , Houston , Chicago , Tampa , Miami , Indianapolis , Pittsburgh , Orlando , New York , Baltimore , Columbus , Charlotte , Lakeland , Denver , Enfield , Richmond , Jacksonville , Nashville , Detroit , Delaware , Virginia Beach , Austin , Cincinnati , Boston , Marietta , Gastonia , Remington , Cleveland

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3.1

42% would recommend to a friend

(5,524 total reviews)

Shane O’Kelly

21% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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3.3

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Senior management

Advance Auto Parts has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,524 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Advance Auto Parts employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0

Nov 20, 2014

Stay Away From This Company

Central usa

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Pros

The only Pro is a company vehicle

Cons

Leadership is dishonest, arrogant, will through anybody under the bus to cover themselves from a write-up or firing.. meaning leadership has NO accountability because they're all buddies & cover each other. Leadership does not care if you have a life outside of work, they expect you to work 60-70 hr's a week & still complain you're not doing enough. You'll also be micro-managed & harassed beyond belief & that is not an exaggeration Company benefits are very poor as I got better healthcare rates on my own. Company is so cheap they make you pay for your own uniforms. HR back's leadership-up and does not investigate unless forced too.

2.0

Nov 19, 2014

Absolutely awful working conditions and managers.

Mobile parts pro

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Nice change of pace. Your doing everything from stocking shelves to delivering auto parts to commercial customers. Learn a lot about fixing cars. Team member discount

Cons

Safety Assistant and general managers Poor working conditions. Within the first month the company didn't even supply me with a company jacket let alone a company T-shirt. Place 90% workload on the drivers Treat drivers with extreme disrespect Hours

3.0

Nov 11, 2014

Company Used to be a Much Better Place to Work.

Salesperson

Recommend

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Pros

Depending on the store you work at you will either love it or hate it. The store that I worked at was great, management, everyone. The company also like to promote within, except the district managers. Before they fired all the other managers in the district and replaced them with former managers from Best Buy it was an awesome part time job. I worked here all through college and had a good time, decent money for a part time job.

Cons

With new management, hours dropped, we were short staffed, and were expected to sell way to much. There was an unrealistic amount of training videos to watch with the less than 40 hours a week that is considered full time. The one thing I hated about working here was when people had unrealistic expectations of you when they bought something. Some people would get mad because we wouldn't put a light bulb in for them.

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