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?

"Some good people at store level but will leave and go to work somewhere else unfortunately" ((in 286 reviews)); "The benefits are good and you will learn many things if you are not a vehicle expert." ((in 204 reviews)); "Great if your looking for part time work pretty flexible hours or if you think retail mgmt us for you..." ((in 135 reviews)); "Great coworkers and learn so much." ((in 99 reviews)); "If you get a good GM it is easy for a great team member to move up." ((in 76 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 504 reviews)); "Poor management focuses on unreliable KPI numbers other than actually looking at each store for what they need." ((in 265 reviews)); "Development teams resource managers do not heed the input and recommendation from Product managers" ((in 114 reviews)); "There was no work/life balance" ((in 66 reviews)); "Regional District Manager is untrustworthy, and is an incredibly divisive" ((in 63 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

Advance Auto Parts reviews

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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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).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Apr 10, 2013

New Updates on Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Any Port in a Storm. But don't plan on being appriciated for your work.

Cons

So the new year just arrived, our store has had stunning performance improvement over the previous year. Yet not one person got a raise. (summary: thanks for working so hard for us now (after inflation) do more for less.) Overheard a conversation between another RPP and the District Manager, (get your sales up, and I'll go to bat and push for a raise.) Despite the fact that he's the man that makes the decision.(there's no one he needs to push) and this particular RPP has consistantly met or exceded his sales goals. All they want it more sales.

2.0

Apr 6, 2013

Distant

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There's room for advancement if willing to move

Cons

Not family oriented and team organized in some of there regions.

1.0

Mar 28, 2013

Unthankful and unappreciative

Sales person

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Slowly diminishing to none, all that's about left is the discount and that will probably be gone soon

Cons

Thought I seen it all but it hit the lowest level the other day- and e-mail degrading the store employees because sales goals where not met. In-store riff between retail and commercial cause by division and corporate meddling. Greed has taken over this once proud and professional company that DID truly help the customer with there problems- Now it all about how deep one can get into the customers pocket be means of items they do not need or poor quality parts. Poor retail customer service due to manning levels being shift to the DIFM . One person at the retail counter will not and is not working. More and more people are walking out the door to the other 3 auto chains that are within 2 miles. Either give up the free services or staff the stores so we cant provide what corporate advertises.

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Jobs at Advance Auto Parts

Contact Center Agent – Digital Support (Chat, Email, SMS)