Does Sally Beauty pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sally Beauty employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sally Beauty. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sally Beauty?

40% of Sally Beauty employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sally Beauty 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sally Beauty?

Beauty Advisor (676) , Sales Associate (507) , Store Manager (402) , Manager (111) , Sales Associate/Cashier (92) , Assistant Manager (80) , Retail Sales Associate (72) , Cashier (51) , District Manager (45) , Customer Service Representative (33) , Assistant Store Manager (32) , Beauty Consultant (29) , Color Consultant (27) , Beauty Associate (22) , Retail Store Manager (22)

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

"Free products from Sally brands every month to get you familiar with what you're selling." ((in 186 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the manager is really understanding with my schedule since I’m in school" ((in 146 reviews)); "you meet great coworkers" ((in 108 reviews)); "Flexible hours good for students" ((in 101 reviews)); "Decent discount and flexible schedule" ((in 39 reviews))

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

"Poor management and organization and they expect to to do way too much for what they’re paying" ((in 282 reviews)); "Store Managers do not reward top producers that are hard workers." ((in 182 reviews)); "The District Manager is awful she has 19 stores and can not keep up with them." ((in 65 reviews)); "No training was provided and the DM sucks." ((in 50 reviews)); "• no work life balance" ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sally Beauty layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Sally Beauty locations?

Denton , Houston , Dallas , San Antonio , Chicago , New York , Phoenix , Los Angeles , Austin , Columbus , Las Vegas , Jacksonville , Atlanta , Tampa , Sacramento , Pittsburgh , Charlotte , Philadelphia , Boston , Nashville , Fort Worth , Indianapolis , Reno , Portland , Miami , Salt Lake City , Kansas City , Albuquerque , Saint Louis , Detroit

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Sally Beauty reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(3,545 total reviews)

Denise Paulonis

41% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Sally Beauty has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,545 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sally Beauty 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Mar 19, 2014

Sr. SQL Developer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful team and leadership and great campus with café. Location in Denton is very nice and easy to get to.

Cons

Not many vacation days and not a relaxing atmosphere like other IT departments. Very corporate.

3.0

Mar 13, 2014

Sally as a whole is a good work place

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

get to receive samples of new products and meeting new people

Cons

pay and not enough hours

3.0

Mar 11, 2014

I learned a lot of different skills at this job.

Customer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its nice to work here for your first job.

Cons

I had to do a lot of lifting of boxes and a lot of bending down.

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