Does Long John Silver's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Long John Silver's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Long John Silver's. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Long John Silver's?

43% of Long John Silver's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Long John Silver's 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Long John Silver's?

Cashier (100) , Cook (28) , Shift Leader (18) , Shift Manager (18) , General Manager (16) , Line Cook (16) , Crew Member (13) , Assistant Manager (10) , Manager (10) , Part Time Cashier (9) , Sales Associate/Cashier (9) , Team Leader (7) , Part Time Service Crew (6) , Restaurant General Manager (6) , Head Cashier (5)

What are the pros of working at Long John Silver's according to real employee reviews?

"The old people are nice sometimes" ((in 26 reviews)); "They have friendly staff and they are very professional" ((in 16 reviews)); "Free food and taxi claims" ((in 16 reviews)); "Some coworkers are friendly." ((in 10 reviews)); "Great coworkers and boss was awesome as well" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Long John Silver's according to real employee reviews?

"long working hour with low pay" ((in 54 reviews)); "Manager always expected me to work overtime and yet logs me off early to avoid paying for overtime." ((in 17 reviews)); "long hours of standing and physical labour" ((in 17 reviews)); "Low pay no good long hours" ((in 6 reviews)); "bad cooperate managers, not much benefits." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Long John Silver's locations?

San Antonio , Louisville , Dallas , Austin , Indianapolis , Los Angeles , Joliet , Richmond , Phoenix , Corpus Christi , Houston , Humble , Columbus , Dayton , Sacramento , Hays , Carbondale , Salem , Moline , Liberty , Saint Louis , New York , Bartlesville , Oklahoma City , Tulsa , Plano , Weatherford , Summersville , Charles Town , Weirton

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Long John Silver's reviews

3.3

43% would recommend to a friend

(478 total reviews)

Blain Shortreed

45% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

2.6

Compensation and benefits

Long John Silver's has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 478 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Long John Silver's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

478 reviews

5.0

Jun 11, 2026

Food available, but faced customer issues

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Just food was there to eat

Cons

Crashed out on by a customer for ntihing

5.0

May 11, 2025

Great place

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, great people, good food

Cons

I don’t have any cons

5.0

Apr 10, 2025

Great place to wotk

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and advancement opportunities there

Cons

Fish is the only thing on memu

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