Does European Wax Center pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, European Wax Center employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at European Wax Center. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at European Wax Center?

36% of European Wax Center employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated European Wax Center 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at European Wax Center?

Wax Specialist (1033) , Guest Service Associate (526) , Center Manager (187) , Esthetician/Wax Specialist (154) , GSA - Guest Service Agent (134) , Esthetician (104) , GSA (103) , Front Desk Receptionist (93) , Waxing Specialist (89) , Manager (87) , Waxer (76) , Guest Service Representative (73) , Esthetician/Waxer (71) , GSA Guest Service Associate (65) , Assistant Manager (57)

What are the pros of working at European Wax Center according to real employee reviews?

"Good money for starting out and being able to make a living which is exciting." ((in 167 reviews)); "It’s a good place to start as an esthetician and my coworkers are great" ((in 161 reviews)); "They have great training if you have never waxed before and their wax is really nice." ((in 160 reviews)); "A good commission system if they teach you what to say" ((in 156 reviews)); "Great for people who just got their license and want to learn proper wax techniques." ((in 96 reviews))

What are the cons of working at European Wax Center according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and not flexible" ((in 451 reviews)); "Responsible for cleaning the restroom and low pay" ((in 369 reviews)); "No benefits and taking time off can be a pain but other then that its AMAZING" ((in 193 reviews)); "very unorganized unless there is a good manager" ((in 119 reviews)); "the hours were bad no time off you have to push sales on every client or else you will loose your job on the spot." ((in 112 reviews))

What are employees saying about European Wax Center layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about European Wax Center layoffs and their outlook for job security at European Wax Center in 2026.

European Wax Center reviews

2.8

36% would recommend to a friend

(4,263 total reviews)

Chris Morris

30% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

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European Wax Center has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,263 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The European Wax Center employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Serviços pessoais do consumidor industry (3.6 stars).

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4K reviews

2.0

Oct 13, 2012

Not the best place to work, but not the worst

Waxing specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

You can make good money if you try (i got payed $9.00 per hour plus tips and commission) , easy to get hired at(they didnt even give me a real interview, i sent them my resume and they met with me to ask what days i could come for training) , payed training(only at some locations) , good commission (10% retail, 5% services), lots of down time

Cons

SO unorganized (manager would text me when to come in for training, then when i would go she would say they forgot i was coming so there was no one to train me), had me doing bikini waxes before they trained me how which lead to many unhappy customers, no set schedules (they would text me the day before saying i had to work tomorrow). One morning they sent me a text asking why i wasnt there and i said because no one told me to work that day. I tried to tell them how unprofessional they were being and she said "they're too busy running a fortune 500 company" and then they never texted or called me to work again so i guess i was fired. you have to buy scrubs, shoes, and special expensive tweezers before you can start, no opportunitys to advance.

1.0

Oct 5, 2012

Good out of school experience, but ends there.

Waxing specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Meeting other estheticians to learn waxing techniques from. Because of the high volume, you do learn how to be more comfortable with waxing all areas. Working at European Wax Center is more of a 'means to an end.' Good for right out of school or for a first time waxer.

Cons

The bad part of working here is mainly the pay. Lots of work for very little money. Pay is $8 + 5% commission on services + 16% of product sales + bonus. The disappointing part about being an employee here is the inability to achieve any of the bonuses. They created the bonuses based on completing a certain number of service dollars in a time period. The bonus is not achievable based on the number of hours you are allowed to work in the pay period. Even at 100% booking, you cannot meet these numbers since the work week the owner/managment based them off of is a 40 hour work week, and full-time employees max out at around 30 booked hours. Knowing that your employer is making a lot of money based on the services all waxers are completing, and knowing that they only actually pay you about $10/hr with no benefits (when you're doing about a minimum of $160/hr + in services) is pretty disappointing. Also, once the waxers on the books have reached about 50% of booking, they add new waxers. So there is never really an opportunity to be completely booked. The average salary caps at around 35k/yr and that is including tips.

2.0

Sep 25, 2012

A job experience that I hope never to repeat.

Waxing specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Somewhat flexible when it comes to scheduling Get commission off of products sales Great tips Meet new and exciting people Great place to build a clientele

Cons

The hourly pay is not the best, there is not really any room for advancement, store management is lacking when it comes to communication and there is a lot of micromanagement. Owners of the store drop by constantly changing the rules , undermining the supervisors.

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