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 (674) , Sales Associate (506) , 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 137 reviews)); "you meet great coworkers" ((in 110 reviews)); "Okay if very very flexible hours and genuinely interested in dedicating much of your energy and time to be a beauty sales associate" ((in 105 reviews)); "Flexible Schedule and Good Crew" ((in 43 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 275 reviews)); "Store Managers do not reward top producers that are hard workers." ((in 185 reviews)); "The District Manager is awful she has 19 stores and can not keep up with them." ((in 59 reviews)); "• no work life balance" ((in 52 reviews)); "Minimum wage for a ton of work (you're basically running an entire store you will do EVERYTHING and sometimes alone)" ((in 41 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

(3,541 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 3,541 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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4K reviews

2.0

Nov 29, 2018

Used to be a great company!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discounts, free product, coworkers, product education

Cons

Everyone is running scared and always looking for someone to blame.

3.0

Nov 7, 2018

sales associate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty easy job. If you can bulls4!t then you can work there.

Cons

Only management gets over 20 hours. They dont want to pay for insurance so they sacrifice full time employees for part time BS!

2.0

Oct 15, 2018

The worst bullying situation of my life.

Beauty advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It pays well for entry level job with no experience ($10/hr). It can be fun if you are interested in hair, haircolor, and beauty products. As long as you get along with your coworkers, it's a great job for a female.

Cons

It is backbreaking to keep up with putting up stock, and it is constant. Moving things around all the time which seems trivial and unnecessary, and also impractical. Drama which comes along with all females working there can be a problem, especially when the assistant manager brings all her problems and negative attitude to work every single day. The manager and the assistant manager, whom I am speaking of, were really tight, so even when I expressed concerns to my manager, which was several times, I was the one who got pushed out of my job. The manager knew the problems with her attitude and so did everyone else working there. It was so upsetting.

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