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 (6561) , Sales Associate (3577) , Sales Floor Team Member (2262) , Sales Associate/Cashier (2092) , Guest Advocate (1933) , Team Leader (1379) , Style Consultant (1356) , Executive Team Leader (1343) , Barista (1319) , General Merchandise Expert (1223) , Fulfillment Associate (1028) , Fulfillment Expert (941) , Team Member (874) , 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 9437 reviews)); "The people are great and genuinely want to see you grow and suceed in your career at Target." ((in 4687 reviews)); "Benefits are good; you can elect benefits for self and family if you average 32 hours per week; part" ((in 3870 reviews)); "I stayed because coworkers were lovely and they were great about working around my classes." ((in 3741 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you will get lots of hours every now and than because they don’t hire anyone new" ((in 3314 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 6722 reviews)); "Target went through a string of bad managers while I worked there but those two were the worst." ((in 2073 reviews)); "Also plan on working constantly because everything is a priority and there's no work life balance." ((in 1995 reviews)); "Marketing not a respected or invested in department with no training or development and limited to no advancement" ((in 927 reviews)); "Too much favoritism when it comes to promotions" ((in 806 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

(94,146 total reviews)

Michael Fiddelke

47% approve of CEO

40% 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 94,146 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

4.0

Jul 14, 2012

A great place to start your career

Group leader - dc

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Peers and supervisors help develop your leadership abilities. A great place to seek employment if you are just starting out or just starting over. Previous warehousing experience is not necessary, if you have the capacity to lead and are capable of giving and receiving feedback, you can do well.

Cons

There is a glass ceiling for promotion to senior group leader. About every one to two years a senior group leader moves on, and 32 group leaders are jockeying for that one position. Also the senior team tends to drag their feet when someone shows interest outside of the distribution center.

2.0

Jul 5, 2012

Miserable place to work

Logistics associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, willing to work around school schedule.

Cons

-Management does not care about employees. They cut back hours in order for management to take home large bonuses, but only give employees a 2 cent raise. -There is no way to distinguish your hardwork from the herd since everything is streamlined and management does not know what is going on in the store 75% of the time.

1.0

Jun 24, 2012

Grossly Underpaid w/ a Completely Skewed Work/Life Balance (LOG TL)

Logistics team leader-flow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Was promoted from Sales Floor TM to Logistics Team Lead (overnight) w/in 2 months of hire 2. 15% discount 3. Performance, ALL performance (store, co., job, etc), is measured with precise metrics 4. Company has HUGE amount of TL Development tools available, and seeems to take development seriously

Cons

1. TERRIBLE PAY (I'm a TL making $11.36/hr!) and raise structure 2. Store-level HR is an impediment to "Managing Talent" 3. Difficult to maintain work/life balance in an o/n store 4. Benefits package is insufficient 5. Most new-hire ETL's are idiots (but they are usually quite pretty) 6. Must have a degree, even if it's completely irrelevant, like Modern Dance, to get to LOD position

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