Does Target pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Target employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Target. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Target?

57% of Target employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Target 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Target?

Cashier (6568) , Sales Associate (3579) , Sales Floor Team Member (2263) , Sales Associate/Cashier (2092) , Guest Advocate (1936) , Team Leader (1379) , Style Consultant (1360) , Executive Team Leader (1344) , Barista (1321) , General Merchandise Expert (1225) , Fulfillment Associate (1029) , Fulfillment Expert (941) , Team Member (878) , Retail Sales Associate (832) , Warehouse Worker (748)

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

"Good pay but not worth the time and energy you must put in to get the job done" ((in 9305 reviews)); "The people are great and genuinely want to see you grow and suceed in your career at Target." ((in 4697 reviews)); "Benefits are good; you can elect benefits for self and family if you average 32 hours per week; part" ((in 3894 reviews)); "I stayed because coworkers were lovely and they were great about working around my classes." ((in 3765 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you will get lots of hours every now and than because they don’t hire anyone new" ((in 3341 reviews))

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

"You also have to deal with people who don't pull their own weight and poor management." ((in 6769 reviews)); "Target went through a string of bad managers while I worked there but those two were the worst." ((in 2097 reviews)); "Also plan on working constantly because everything is a priority and there's no work life balance." ((in 2002 reviews)); "Marketing not a respected or invested in department with no training or development and limited to no advancement" ((in 933 reviews)); "So much favoritism happening around the managers and they screw up the careers of employees for their benefits." ((in 829 reviews))

What are employees saying about Target layoffs in 2026?

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

Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,200 total reviews)

Michael Fiddelke

48% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,200 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Target employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

94K reviews

1.0

Sep 27, 2014

Target team leader / department manager

Sales floor team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great health and dental benefits if a full time employee. Starting pay is a lot higher if recruited externally. ($19.00 if in CA with a Bachelors degree)

Cons

Unrealistic high expectations from executive team leaders and store team leader. They all walk around and observe all of their hard working little minions and team leaders. No work-life balance especially during holidays. Can't spend thanksgiving or Christmas with yor family. Execs walk around with a smug face acting like they're gods gift to mankind. All they do is walk around delegating and not actually working.. super frustrating especially because many of these etls are recent college grads with no experience and have no clue how to respectfully manage and speak to a team with more experience than them.

2.0

Sep 25, 2014

Team Leader

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome STL, ETLs and team. (At least in my store) Tough time in Target but all leaders in store still try our best and work as a team to work towards a common goals, a green store.

Cons

It's good to have high expectations but it's unachievable when given limited resources and support. District "Manager"/ Business partner never understand the difficulties store encounter, although every leaders are giving their 200% and still not good enough for them. Technology and support are not provided in store but they still expect us to function like a US Target. (It took A YEAR for Target Canada to have the tool to print labels through PDAs, unbelievable) Head office needs to step their game up since their failure is the root cause of keeping every store "red". Workload hours are not being calculated properly and often we need to complete a huge task with short amount of hours.

2.0

Sep 11, 2014

Company going down hill in regards to AP

Executive team leader - assets protection

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, good experience, always busy, decent high risk bonus, great for new college grads, great technology with an awesome camera system.

Cons

No work life balance if you're in a red store. If you're in AP expect to work 60-70 hour work weeks, if not more, doing something completely out of your work center. Very political when it comes to getting promoted. AP is like the step child work center that no one cares about anymore.

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Full Time Hourly Warehouse Operations Openings for Evening/Overnight Shifts (T0554)

Full Time Hourly Warehouse Operations Hiring Evening/Overnight Shifts Openings Only (T0588)

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