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 7% over the last 12 months. 51% of employees would recommend working at Benefit Cosmetics to a friend and 37% 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?

51% 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?

"Paid training and free products!!" ((in 64 reviews)); "Great Benefits ;)" ((in 59 reviews)); "You received okay discount and good training" ((in 56 reviews)); "Great People and an awesome brand!" ((in 44 reviews)); "Good Commission and lots of gratis" ((in 42 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 113 reviews)); "There wasn't any room for growth and the pay was low for the amount of work you do for the company." ((in 69 reviews)); "Area Managers who are fake and not genuine" ((in 53 reviews)); "There is no “work life balance” even though they constantly tell you that they care." ((in 42 reviews)); "long hours and stressful." ((in 30 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

51% would recommend to a friend

(1,378 total reviews)

Christie Fleischer

61% approve of CEO

37% 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

2.0

Jan 17, 2016

A good start into the industry, glad it's over

Beauty consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free products I had a lovely Account Manager when I started, she was really supportive and helpful Commission! (2%) You could end up with a good team, I loved the girls on my counter You could end up in a good store, make friends with people on other counters

Cons

Traffic stopping - be very prepared to do a lot of this High targets which are unrealistic Area Managers who are fake and not genuine Area Managers who will turn on you when you hand in your notice Shockingly high staff turnover - no one wants to stay Consequently people at promoted with no experience into roles they cannot do, 18 year olds managing counters with no management experience Rubbish rate of pay Awful uniforms

5.0

Nov 12, 2015

Great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great People and an awesome brand!

Cons

Don't have any at this time.

2.0

Oct 1, 2015

Great if you're the flavor of the month

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free makeup, fun and innovative company over all with good general outlook and morals. Have met some really lovely and talented people through the job.

Cons

The good is extremely regional-seems as if bigger markets get to experience the real Benefit, if you're part of a small market, forget it! Extremely under experienced people in some departments hold managing and director titles and genuinely lie their way through the work week.. Way too much focus on bottom line, especially in regards to titles which are not sales roles or usually expected to make money. Terrible pay and management gives up on you quickly without trying to develop your role.

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Jobs at Benefit Cosmetics

Retail Account Manager-Puerto Rico