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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 (5815) , Cashier (1676) , Service Manager (1035) , Kitchen Manager (619) , General Manager (609) , Crew Member/Grill Cook (561) , Crew (446) , Line Cook (401) , Line Worker (291) , Cook (249) , Cashier and Crew Member (244) , Apprentice (227) , Sales Associate/Cashier (227) , 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 3072 reviews)); "The pay is good to be a fast food restaurant and they are pretty good with working around your schedules." ((in 1335 reviews)); "Free meal per shift and discounts at any other time were a big perk as well!" ((in 1264 reviews)); "The company offers some pretty good benefits and there are avenues for growth within the company." ((in 1008 reviews)); "Great people to work with very fast paced.thats a pro for some one like me" ((in 887 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 1639 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)); "Very high standards meant long hours and a lot of hands on work all the time." ((in 726 reviews)); "I received no training because they wanted to make me do all of the work while no one else did anything" ((in 252 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.

Chipotle reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(21,640 total reviews)

Scott Boatwright

53% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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Chipotle has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 21,640 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).

Reviews by job title

22K reviews

5.0

Dec 1, 2025

Amazing

Server/waiter

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

great service and very efficient

Cons

took a long time unfortunately

4.0

Dec 1, 2025

Supervisor responsible for maintaining crew performance while also being tasked with overall store training

Certified trainer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Company generally takes decent care of employees and maintains a healthy work environment with a strict sick policy. 401k health and dental insurance also available for part-time in full-time employees. Very fast paced at my store, being in a college town so my day goes by pretty fast for the most part. As long as morale is good with the team then pretty much, as long as you're training is fully understood it's a fun place to work.

Cons

Once again. Very fast paced. And this is a company-wide standard no matter the total daily profits. Guests are to be greeted and at the door with their correct order and in and out in less than 5 minutes no matter how busy or how many staffed. This means for some people that enjoy a little down time at work this is probably not the job for you. Also for new hires there's no pay differential for any added experience you come in with. Everyone starts at the base pay which actually is pretty good company-wide compared to most fast casual dine-ins. However, all locations only promote from within so don't come in expecting a management position with a high rate of pay.

3.0

Nov 30, 2025

It pays the bills

Crew member

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Allows workers a free meal per shift

Cons

Customers can be difficult at times just like with any fast food restaurant job and can be alot physically

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