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 3094 reviews)); "The pay is good to be a fast food restaurant and they are pretty good with working around your schedules." ((in 1354 reviews)); "if you work hard you will get rewarded with hours also you get free meals and uniform shirts and hat" ((in 1255 reviews)); "Good benefits (especially if you're young and not on your family's insurance)." ((in 982 reviews)); "Great people to work with very fast paced.thats a pro for some one like me" ((in 892 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 1645 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 951 reviews)); "Very high standards meant long hours and a lot of hands on work all the time." ((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 242 reviews)); "SO MUCH FAVORITISM in management" ((in 177 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

4.0

Apr 11, 2012

Very fast paced and high standards

Kitchen manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The fast pace is exciting and keeps it from getting boring. High standards are challenging but not unmanageable. Depends on the store, but I have worked for two so far and have enjoyed both.

Cons

Claim to encourage empowerment and independent thinking but often quash such attempts in reality. Many rules seem to have been made by people who have never set foot in one of the restaurants. Don't have a whole lot of other work experience to base this on, but I hear that the work is harder and the pay is less here than some other places.

5.0

Apr 3, 2012

Overall experience has been interesting in every element of a professional and real life experience

Crew member

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and incentives are a +

Cons

maintaining an environment in the work place which enables the team to stay positive and engaging both with team members and customers

2.0

Mar 26, 2012

Decent place to work but they want all employees to see Chipotle as a career.

Crew

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food on breaks is great. There are opportunities to work in different roles. Overall a good company mission and the food quality is extremely high.

Cons

Management does not treat the employees that are interested in working for chipotle for 6 months to a year as well as the individuals who have chose to work on the line as a career. At my location you were not able to move or learn new positions. So you were stuck in the same position everyday. Even when we needed new ppl in the back of the house I was not allowed to train and move to the back of the house from front even after 6 months of work. They have an extremely high turnover and fired 10 people in the 6 month span I was there.

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