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 (5805) , 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 3121 reviews)); "The pay is good to be a fast food restaurant and they are pretty good with working around your schedules." ((in 1353 reviews)); "I liked the free meals and discount of 50% off on meals when not working" ((in 1228 reviews)); "Good benefits you get to invest in a share profit of the organization franchise and you get free food" ((in 991 reviews)); "Great people to work with very fast paced.thats a pro for some one like me" ((in 893 reviews))

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

"Overworked and Bad management can make for a bad time" ((in 1628 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 947 reviews)); "Very high standards meant long hours and a lot of hands on work all the time." ((in 727 reviews)); "I received no training because they wanted to make me do all of the work while no one else did anything" ((in 240 reviews)); "Favoritism is blatant." ((in 176 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

(21,604 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 21,604 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

5.0

Aug 16, 2012

Best job ever!

Crew

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful atmosphere and awesome culture. Reviewed frequently so you are learning what you are doing good at and what you need to work on.possible to be GM in just a year, GM's have salary, bonuses, and a company car

Cons

I wouldn't call this a con but it may be to some people. They are looking for future managers. So its not some some part time job. You have to be passionate about it. Its not easy but if you love it you will succeed.

1.0

Aug 4, 2012

Frustrating, stressfull, and unrewarding. That's the Chipotle experience!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Almost all of your co-workers will be easy and fun to work with, you can't beat learning how to make great tasting food (even if it isn't authentic) and of course, how could you not love being able to eat what you make.

Cons

Micromanagement is never easy to deal with. Restaurant environments are always fast-paced and and often frantic but it doesn't make it any easier when you work so hard you're sweating profusely all while being what some may consider "harrassed" by low level cronies.

2.0

Aug 1, 2012

Overworked and under paid

Apprentice

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great food! It really gives you something to take pride iN!

Cons

You are never good enough, area managers would threaten to fire you at least once a week, you are talked down to, screamed at, hung up on, dont know you will be transferred until the day before, will find ANY reason to fire you just because you dont smile enough :)

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