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 (5807) , 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 (248) , 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 3068 reviews)); "The pay is good to be a fast food restaurant and they are pretty good with working around your schedules." ((in 1345 reviews)); "Free meal everyday you work and and the 50% off when you don't work" ((in 1244 reviews)); "Good benefits you get to invest in a share profit of the organization franchise and you get free food" ((in 992 reviews)); "Great people to work with very fast paced.thats a pro for some one like me" ((in 903 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 1636 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 955 reviews)); "Long hours that you may have to stand and you could potentially miss a break because of the long lines." ((in 729 reviews)); "I received no training because they wanted to make me do all of the work while no one else did anything" ((in 248 reviews)); "Some blatant favoritism towards certain employees in the form of drastic wage differences" ((in 187 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

(21,614 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 21,614 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

4.0

Jul 14, 2016

i loved this place

Prep

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

You stay busy you learn a lot of different skills especially if you are prep or grill they teach you a lot about the company itself you get free food which is delicious. I was so busy i lost 40 lbs in the first 6 Months of working there!

Cons

The management does not follow the rules about dating within the company i had to deal with sexual advances by our store manager and unwelcomed texts also the men get promoted much faster than the girls do there was plenty of girls who were much more qualified and harder workers who should have been management but instead were pushed out the door by cut hours or just rude comments made towards them

Chipotle Response

We're glad you were able to learn so much in your time with us. We take these allegations very seriously, and encourage you to contact our Customer Service team by following the link below so we can continue this conversation confidentially. http://www.chipotle.com/email-us

4.0

Jul 11, 2016

Working at chipotle

Grill cook

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment and caring company.

Cons

No amount of care and almost no pay can compensate for the fact that you still work in fastfood.

5.0

Jun 21, 2016

Take Out Specialist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Free Chipotle For Lunch - Fun Working with the team - Can learn about fast cash handling skills - You can have opportunity for improvement if you continue to always work hard and improve - You can meet the awesome customers and connect with them, they will always want to come back for more Chipotle

Cons

- Can get really busy and you will end up getting really sweaty - Sometimes you will end up having to clean the back of the house when the days are slow - Things can get pretty hectic if the the grill is working slow - Sometimes customers can be pretty rude

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