Does Ulta Beauty pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ulta Beauty employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ulta Beauty. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ulta Beauty?

55% of Ulta Beauty employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ulta Beauty 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ulta Beauty?

Beauty Advisor (3200) , Prestige Beauty Advisor (808) , Lead Cashier (518) , Sales Associate (397) , General Manager (361) , Hair Stylist (328) , Salon Manager (247) , Benefit Arch Expert (200) , Operations Manager (194) , Cashier (191) , Retail Operations Manager (181) , Retail Sales Manager (178) , Prestige Manager (174) , Task Associate (168) , Manager (152)

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

"Another great benefit of working at Ulta is the benefit of 25% off of all items sold at Ulta (including perfume and prestige items)." ((in 536 reviews)); "I have great coworkers and that's pretty much the only thing keeping me here." ((in 508 reviews)); "Not hard to get a hang of and the people you work with are probably great." ((in 476 reviews)); "free product often from Ulta and three times yearly from Clinique (Plus extras once and a while)" ((in 260 reviews)); "Fun work environment and pretty easy" ((in 237 reviews))

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

"Poor management and they want you to bother shoppers in the store and try to get them in your chair." ((in 1156 reviews)); "The pay is low and doesn’t really equal to the sheer amount of work that you do." ((in 1034 reviews)); "My associate manager and General Manager would follow and radio us to watch all black guests" ((in 651 reviews)); "Long hours and coworkers were not reliable" ((in 463 reviews)); "No work life balance despite being told to "put our mental health and selves first"" ((in 353 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ulta Beauty layoffs in 2026?

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

Ulta Beauty reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(13,953 total reviews)

Kecia Steelman

59% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Ulta Beauty has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 13,953 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ulta Beauty employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Atacado e varejo industry (3.5 stars).

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14K reviews

1.0

Mar 9, 2012

Soul Sucking Vampires

Salon

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Redken Color line, fellow coworkers

Cons

Deploy "bully tactics" (with a smile) to subjagate, demoralize and control employee's..Postiitve recognition is nil to non-existant but negative feedback is abundant. Expected to fulfill 4-5 roles (receptionist, shampoo tech, retail floor sales associate, shampoo tech and janitor) simultaneouly for price of one at maximum production...Low calibar clients who want it all cheap to free and will complain knowing they'll get a full refund sight unseen...Negating your 99% client satisfaction...Insufficient training done intentionally to set you up to fail to validate future unwarranted reason(s) to "write you up" or hang probationary period over your head (intimidation tactic)...Management never takes responsibility everything's your fault.

3.0

Mar 8, 2012

Overall pleasant work experience coworkers are all great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, employee discount. It is fun to learn about the new skin care products as well as new make up being released to the market. I am able to educate guests about make up as well as make recomendations to them as to what is make up or skin care product will best suit their needs.

Cons

Communications seem to be lacking especialy if you are not there everyday. The management has no say so about the products they need for the store. You often have make colors that you are out of for weeks on end. It is frustrating and embarrassing to help a guest select a particular make up and we do not have it. Often it is not delivered with the next delivery and we cannot honestly tell the guest when it will be in.

2.0

Mar 7, 2012

growing pains

Salon market trainer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is growing very quickly, so there are advancement opportunities.

Cons

Many positions are filled with people that can not keep up with the growth and basic expectations.

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