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 5,723 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 43% 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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Advance Auto Parts?

43% 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 (355) , 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 (66) , 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 210 reviews)); "Great if your looking for part time work pretty flexible hours or if you think retail mgmt us for you..." ((in 135 reviews)); "Have some great customers and coworkers." ((in 107 reviews)); "If you get a good GM it is easy for a great team member to move up." ((in 84 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 498 reviews)); "Poor management focuses on unreliable KPI numbers other than actually looking at each store for what they need." ((in 261 reviews)); "Development teams resource managers do not heed the input and recommendation from Product managers" ((in 122 reviews)); "There was no work/life balance" ((in 66 reviews)); "Regional District Manager is untrustworthy, and is an incredibly divisive" ((in 64 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

43% would recommend to a friend

(5,530 total reviews)

Shane O’Kelly

22% 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 5,530 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

2.0

Jun 19, 2012

Advance Auto Parts is poorly ran by senior management.

Commercial parts pro

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coming to work everyday to help that customer who comes to Advance in need of our help.

Cons

Poor parts availability for commercial accounts. "Hub" stores that stock very small quantity of parts needed for accounts. Import parts that are warehoused 5 hrs away @ Master PDQ and takes 1 or 2 days to get. Commercial accounts need parts delivered that day in a timely manner, NOT 1 - 3 days. Loss sales average more than $2000 /week per store. Company wants you to second source parts when you can't get them from your own warehouse. Then complains when your gross margins are to low from second sourcing or price matching your competitors because were the highest(prices) in the industry. You stop second sourcing and you lose sales, can't win in this situation. Company wants you to call 10 accounts everyday by 10:00 am. Accounts are trying to run their own business and don't want want you calling them everyday. If they need something they will call you. Stores run on skeleton crews.

1.0

Feb 14, 2012

Advance Auto is helping to destroy the auto parts buisness.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I'm a Do It Yourself person all the way, this business is about saving money by doing it yourself. Increase your knowledge of auto systems.... Highschool/college student. Discount

Cons

Compensation is minimal at best. Employees are numbers, and will not go anywhere, so just don't plan on it. The reason things are free is because the employees make it free. Advance will continue to develop systems to justify denials in advancement. Its not about stocking quality parts, they are driving the DIY customer away with chinese parts and by investing their attention on useless things like: -Free commercial deliveries -Free instalations ( not compensating employees for these services ) -Rediculous and redundant stocking technics -Rebates -Funny is good, but the comercials are misleading The sales staff need to be paid and treated as profesionals not theives

2.0

Sep 27, 2011

Dead end job

Commercial parts pro

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great insurance, nice work schedules.

Cons

You are never doing good enough, the district manager always wants more and never means thank you when he says it.

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