Does Wingstop pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wingstop employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wingstop. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wingstop?

47% of Wingstop employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wingstop 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wingstop?

Cashier (356) , Crew Member (125) , Cook (117) , Shift Leader (83) , General Manager (82) , Line Cook (59) , Assistant Manager (57) , Sales Associate/Cashier (57) , Manager (49) , Shift Lead (38) , Shift Manager (28) , Team Member (19) , Cashier/Cook (18) , Part Time Cashier (16) , Kitchen Staff (13)

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

"The pros to this company is only the 20% discount and the free food on breaks ." ((in 94 reviews)); "The fact that you can right your on schedule and flexible hours for what goes on in your life." ((in 61 reviews)); "Great people and company to work with" ((in 61 reviews)); "Many coworkers are great and really lovely people." ((in 46 reviews)); "$2.50 meals (although I've seen others who say their store allowed free meals)" ((in 46 reviews))

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

"Bad management very fast paced" ((in 131 reviews)); "Hard work for low pay and leave greasy due to the nature of being around cooking food" ((in 82 reviews)); "Managers are rude and immature" ((in 49 reviews)); "no benefits till after a year" ((in 31 reviews)); "Horrible Upper management" ((in 19 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Wingstop locations?

Dallas , Houston , San Antonio , Los Angeles , Phoenix , Las Vegas , Chicago , Philadelphia , New York , Austin , Fort Worth , Miami , Orlando , Albuquerque , Portland , Tucson , Stockton , Sacramento , Katy , San Diego , Detroit , Oklahoma City , Corpus Christi , Addison , Cypress , McAllen , Palmdale , Riverside , Dallas-Fort Worth , Kansas City

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Wingstop

Wingstop reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,728 total reviews)

Michael Skipworth

64% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

Wingstop has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,728 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wingstop 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

2K reviews

4.0

Mar 12, 2026

Fun by dysfunctional

Team member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good colleagues Fun job Decent flexibility

Cons

Was a new store when I joined so a lot of growing pains

3.0

Mar 10, 2026

Bad

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

20% food discount during your shift

Cons

Long hours underpaid bad managemdnt

2.0

Mar 8, 2026

Please don’t work here

Team member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great normal staff members and agm

Cons

Gm will cut hours for calling out once for the first time management and higher ups are terrible

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