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 (3198) , 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 (193) , 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 528 reviews)); "I have great coworkers and that's pretty much the only thing keeping me here." ((in 510 reviews)); "Not hard to get a hang of and the people you work with are probably great." ((in 483 reviews)); "free product often from Ulta and three times yearly from Clinique (Plus extras once and a while)" ((in 258 reviews)); "Fun work environment and pretty easy" ((in 238 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 1150 reviews)); "The pay is low and doesn’t really equal to the sheer amount of work that you do." ((in 1062 reviews)); "My associate manager and General Manager would follow and radio us to watch all black guests" ((in 642 reviews)); "Long hours and coworkers were not reliable" ((in 461 reviews)); "No work life balance despite being told to "put our mental health and selves first"" ((in 350 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

(13,945 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 13,945 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).

Reviews by job title

14K reviews

1.0

Jun 21, 2011

Dissapointed after spending years with company and no recognition.

Manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Discount in store and in salon. Selling great products. Interations with customers, helping people on a daily basis. Gratis is given to management.

Cons

Unrealistic expectations for all duties. Managers ring up guests at least 25 hours a week due to lack of hours for cashiers. You're expected to hire a large staff and give employees less than 10 hours a week. Ridiculous punch policy. I've seen managers and staff that have worked hard for this company only to get fired because of the punch policy. You are given minimal hours and endless tasks.

2.0

Jun 15, 2011

Lots of empty promises...

Lead prestige consultant

Recommend

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Pros

-25% off discount (sometimes 30% for a week during holiday season) -Discount on salon services -Gifts With Purchases are also available to employees -Clientele not as knowledgeable compared to department stores. Easier to have larger sales. -Return policy extremely strict (might be a Con for clients). -Brand representatives are extremely generous with gratis.

Cons

-Only managers get the holiday/yearly sales bonus. -Was "promoted" after three months, but never saw the promised pay increase. Pressed the issue further, and there was no record of it. -Had a family emergency and left early one day. Left a message for manager next day saying I would be out-of-state, and she calls me while my father is in surgery asking when I would be back to work. NO WORK/LIFE/BALANCE -Management didn't inform employees about PTO expiring at the end of the year. PTO doesn't roll-over to the next year. -I was the only full timer, besides the Prestige Manager, and they cut my hours down to 20 hours for three consecutive weeks. Promptly quit.

4.0

Jun 15, 2011

Fun

Operations manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

A ton of fun, always something new, free stuff, massive amounts of growth potential

Cons

Always on the run, pressure for high results

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