Does Lidl pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lidl employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lidl. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lidl?

58% of Lidl employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lidl 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lidl?

Customer Assistant (1400) , Store Manager (379) , Shift Manager (266) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (233) , Deputy Store Manager (194) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (187) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (177) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (154)

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

"Good pay but works out at minimum pay when you divide between the hours you work." ((in 1367 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 470 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 414 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 241 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 239 reviews))

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

"The strategy of the company is not clear; long hours; variety of projects; team quite unhappy being short" ((in 602 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 569 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 390 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 273 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 135 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lidl layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Lidl locations?

Arlington , Fredericksburg , Charlotte , Atlanta , Richmond , Washington , New York , Graham , Virginia Beach , Mebane , Raleigh , Philadelphia , Greenville , Ashburn , Greensboro , Spartanburg , Woodbridge , Perryville , Newport News , Alexandria , Manassas , Cary , Dumfries , Fairfax , Winston-Salem , Baltimore , Falls Church , Gastonia , Bowie , College Park

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3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,116 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

72% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,116 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lidl 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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8K reviews

4.0

Jun 22, 2019

Challenging but with potential

Certified shift manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to prove your management skills

Cons

People are stressed as its a very high pace enviroment

1.0

Jun 21, 2019

Staff suffer

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay for level of skill

Cons

No Management Skills No work life balance Unsafe understaffed unsupervised !

4.0

Jun 20, 2019

Good place for experience

Contract administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get free flowers on a Friday

Cons

Not diverse enough, would be good to have more multi cultural people.

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