Does Chipotle pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Chipotle?

54% of Chipotle employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Chipotle 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Chipotle?

Crew Member (5804) , Cashier (1674) , Service Manager (1034) , Kitchen Manager (618) , General Manager (609) , Crew Member/Grill Cook (561) , Crew (446) , Line Cook (400) , Line Worker (290) , Cook (247) , Cashier and Crew Member (244) , Sales Associate/Cashier (227) , Apprentice (226) , Manager (210) , Certified Trainer (206)

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

"The greatest thing about working here are friends and connections I made and the free food." ((in 3089 reviews)); "The pay is good to be a fast food restaurant and they are pretty good with working around your schedules." ((in 1343 reviews)); "I liked the free meals and discount of 50% off on meals when not working" ((in 1217 reviews)); "The company offers some pretty good benefits and there are avenues for growth within the company." ((in 991 reviews)); "Great people to work with very fast paced.thats a pro for some one like me" ((in 880 reviews))

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

"Bad management and over worked for amount of work there is" ((in 1620 reviews)); "Bad if you have bad manager People get moody when it's packed and blame it on the personnel Bad when there's not enough personnel" ((in 952 reviews)); "Long hours that you may have to stand and you could potentially miss a break because of the long lines." ((in 740 reviews)); "I received no training because they wanted to make me do all of the work while no one else did anything" ((in 243 reviews)); "Favoritism is blatant." ((in 180 reviews))

What are employees saying about Chipotle layoffs in 2026?

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

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Chipotle reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(21,602 total reviews)

Scott Boatwright

54% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

Chipotle has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 21,602 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chipotle employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurantes e serviços alimentícios industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

22K reviews

1.0

Dec 4, 2011

Traumatizing

Front line

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited free food, paid breaks, paid more than minimum wage, very vegan and vegetarian friendly, healthy food, free hat and shirt (uniform)

Cons

Management extremely unprofessional and incompetent. Lots of pettiness and arguments. No instructions or training before being thrown on to the front line. Was insulted in English and Spanish. Major favoritism. Was screamed at constantly by the manager. Ridiculed and belittled. Zero training. Huge turnover because they hire people put them through the busiest shift with no training so they can weed people out.

1.0

Aug 7, 2011

Upper management is very disconnected.

Restaurateur/general manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Idea! Great food! Awesome idea!

Cons

No one will ever listen to anything negative you have to say. If you have an issue you are continually told to figure it out.

3.0

Dec 6, 2010

Dependent on General/Area Managers

Service manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

If you have the right group of people helping you, the job can be relatively painless. If you are stuck in a rotten patch, it will definitely be different. Benefits and Bonuses are fair, but not that competitive. Flexible scheduling, and decent structure, again, dependent entirely on area and general managers.

Cons

Incessant guilt mongering when you make a mistake, pressure to develop, but scrutiny beyond belief if you make an error. Wages are fair, but the crew doesn't get much over minimum wage. Hourly Management also could benefit from slight pay increases.

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