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 (445) , 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 3080 reviews)); "The pay is good to be a fast food restaurant and they are pretty good with working around your schedules." ((in 1334 reviews)); "I liked the free meals and discount of 50% off on meals when not working" ((in 1225 reviews)); "Good benefits you get to invest in a share profit of the organization franchise and you get free food" ((in 985 reviews)); "Great people to work with very fast paced.thats a pro for some one like me" ((in 918 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 1632 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 946 reviews)); "Long hours that you may have to stand and you could potentially miss a break because of the long lines." ((in 724 reviews)); "I received no training because they wanted to make me do all of the work while no one else did anything" ((in 244 reviews)); "Favoritism is blatant." ((in 174 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

55% approve of CEO

42% 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

3.0

Jul 17, 2010

Managers determine the atmosphere

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for. Very big on being eco-friendly if you are into that sort of thing Has the potential to be a fun job

Cons

At some locations they expect really high energy all of the time, even though most locations focus more on eficiency. Conflicting orders from the managers Managers were not very good at calling back

4.0

Jun 5, 2010

great food, great customers, too many hours for too little pay not enough support

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great food! Great people and customers! I have never felt embarrassed to tell people I would for Chipotle like many other restaurant jobs. Very motivating management and lots of opportunities to grow within the company

Cons

Don't pay people enough - definitely not competitive wages for the high expectations Salaried expectation is 50 hours but pay is based on 40 hours - you make 40k as store manager which is less than comparable places like Potbelly or Panera, yet you have no time for life outide of work HR and support staff are not involved enough with the paper trail that bogs managers down. Too much on the store manager's plate they need to focus on to deal with all the BS paperwork.

4.0

May 16, 2010

Great opportunities for career advancement for those uninterested in pursuing higher education or technical training.

Kitchen manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Diversity and opportunity for young people to receive some management experience. I worked here during high school and my freshman year of college as a kitchen manager. I eventually moved on because my first promotion took far too long to complete and my promotion to service manager was going to be delayed when they realized I wasn't 21 - even though I was far more qualified than many other people I worked with above me.

Cons

Depending on the store you work at you could possibly wind up under some poor management. I had an overall good experience with managers that came up within my own store, but those that came from other stores for some reason had a tendency to under perform.

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