Is Benefit Cosmetics a good company to work for?

Benefit Cosmetics has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,622 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 50% of employees would recommend working at Benefit Cosmetics to a friend and 36% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Benefit Cosmetics have been left by employees working as Retail Account Manager , Benefit Arch Expert and Arch Expert .

Does Benefit Cosmetics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Benefit Cosmetics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Benefit Cosmetics. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Benefit Cosmetics?

50% of Benefit Cosmetics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Benefit Cosmetics 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Benefit Cosmetics?

Beauty Advisor (205) , Account Manager (90) , Aesthetician (47) , Benefit Brow Expert (44) , Esthetician (33) , brow expert (33) , Benefit Arch Expert (30) , Beauty Consultant (25) , Sales Associate (25) , Brow and Beauty Advisor (20) , Licensed Esthetician (20) , Manager (20) , Beauty Artist (19) , Counter Manager (19) , Sales Assistant (14)

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

"Good pay and tips depending on store location." ((in 69 reviews)); "Paid training and free products!!" ((in 63 reviews)); "Great Benefits ;)" ((in 62 reviews)); "You received okay discount and good training" ((in 57 reviews)); "Great People and an awesome brand!" ((in 50 reviews))

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

"Poor management from boots and benefit but oh well" ((in 114 reviews)); "Rude managers" ((in 52 reviews)); "There is no “work life balance” even though they constantly tell you that they care." ((in 38 reviews)); "long hours and stressful." ((in 26 reviews)); "low salary not very sustainable" ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Benefit Cosmetics layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Benefit Cosmetics locations?

San Francisco , New York , Chicago , Boston , Dallas , Los Angeles , San Diego , Houston , Santa Monica , Charlotte , San Antonio , Sacramento , San Jose , Westport , Las Vegas , Raleigh , Brea , Costa Mesa , Orange , Torrance , Miami , Naperville , Rye , Milwaukee , Livonia , Frisco , Merrillville , Fresno , Anaheim , Huntington Beach

Benefit Cosmetics reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(1,378 total reviews)

Christie Fleischer

61% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Benefit Cosmetics has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,378 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Benefit Cosmetics 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

1K reviews

4.0

Apr 8, 2025

No room to grow

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Training is great, if you are passionate about the context you can gain so much from Benefit. Sometimes a free product on new launches

Cons

Still managed by an outside source that can override you depending on where you work. Even though they know nothing about the brand

3.0

Apr 2, 2025

It’s like marmalade

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some love it Ok vibes Training days are alright Colleagues are lovely

Cons

Traffic stopping Targets unreachable Treated when notice was handed in

4.0

Mar 27, 2025

Benefit Counter

Benefit brow expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Conference every year - Gratis - Product allocation - Annual health check

Cons

- Traffic stopping - Working retail hours and weekends

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Jobs at Benefit Cosmetics

Retail Account Manager-Puerto Rico