Does Popeyes pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Popeyes employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Popeyes. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Popeyes?

47% of Popeyes employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Popeyes 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Popeyes?

Cashier (679) , Crew Member (311) , Cook (192) , General Manager (112) , Assistant Manager (109) , Manager (109) , Sales Associate/Cashier (101) , Line Cook (87) , Shift Manager (75) , Team Member (61) , Fry Cook (47) , Shift Leader (42) , Prep Cook (29) , Front End Cashier (28) , Sales Associate (28)

What are the pros of working at Popeyes according to real employee reviews?

"The only pro I can think of is that you are offered free food as lunch." ((in 213 reviews)); "They give you a lunch break with a free meal for working 5 hours and nice people." ((in 145 reviews)); "coworkers were nice and friendly" ((in 94 reviews)); "The staff was friendly and communicated effectively" ((in 54 reviews)); "Understanding and get free meal food is also nice" ((in 45 reviews))

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

"bad management and they work you like a slave" ((in 229 reviews)); "Low pay (because we both know anything under 9 dollars isn't paying the bills)" ((in 217 reviews)); "manager is rude and perverted" ((in 118 reviews)); "long hours and very fast paced" ((in 100 reviews)); "No benefits neither raise same salary for a manager and a cashier or cook" ((in 44 reviews))

What are employees saying about Popeyes layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Popeyes locations?

São Paulo , Campinas , Rio de Janeiro , São Bernardo do Campo , João Pessoa , Belo Horizonte , Tietê , Itaquaquecetuba , Piracicaba , Mauá , Salvador , Feira de Santana , Londrina , Nova Iguaçu , São José , Mogi-Guaçu , Guarujá , Sumaré , Diadema , Sorocaba , Santo André , Osasco , Cajamar , Recife , São José dos Pinhais

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3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(3,547 total reviews)

Peter Perdue

65% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Popeyes has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,547 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Popeyes 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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4K reviews

4.0

Aug 2, 2013

Good place of work and increase you career

Management trainee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to increase your career

Cons

Low wage but lot of opportunity for overtime

5.0

Apr 8, 2013

Great when it comes to their customers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly enviroment always looking out for the customer

Cons

Slow work needs to speed up production

4.0

Apr 7, 2013

Great Place to work

Cashier

Recommend

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Pros

Really loved the atmosphere and the strong sense of culture generated from coworkers. Thoroughly enjoyed the flexibility of management and their understandings of work/life balance.

Cons

Would have loved to have more hours and also more cross-training.

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