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 503 reviews)); "I have great coworkers and that's pretty much the only thing keeping me here." ((in 498 reviews)); "Not hard to get a hang of and the people you work with are probably great." ((in 479 reviews)); "Fun work environment and pretty easy" ((in 257 reviews)); "free product often from Ulta and three times yearly from Clinique (Plus extras once and a while)" ((in 249 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 1138 reviews)); "The pay is low and doesn’t really equal to the sheer amount of work that you do." ((in 1043 reviews)); "My associate manager and General Manager would follow and radio us to watch all black guests" ((in 634 reviews)); "Long hours and coworkers were not reliable" ((in 465 reviews)); "No work life balance despite being told to "put our mental health and selves first"" ((in 360 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).

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14K reviews

2.0

Apr 28, 2011

"getting fired from this job is exactly what my resume needs... NOT"

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Gratis!!! Willing to schedule around school or kids gain great knowledge (if you want to go find it)

Cons

poor pay make employees push Instyle and club membership have to mop floors in dress clothes funeral style dress code little to no advancement opportunities poor communication betweeen levels of management always on camera, Bag checks and patdowns just to go to break but there is no camera in the office to watxh the managers so see if they are working No trust of employees or customers 4 missed punches and you are FIRED!!! No matter your position customer survey is a poor picture of customer happiness No loss prevention in store, associates are required to do it no formal training for cashiers about products or services freight is never done on time so customers can get what they come in for

3.0

Apr 26, 2011

A great short-term, part-time job to help you advance in the future

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun while someone is still in school, 25% discount, meet new people, salon discounts, seeing new make-up products before anyone else.

Cons

Annoying customers, tedious tasks and sorting through millions of small products, no room for advancement, minimum pay, hard work isn't recognized

3.0

Apr 21, 2011

I have been with the company for several years.The larger the company gets. The less they care about their employees.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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The benefits are pretty good., discounts , holiday pay, vacation pay

Cons

No incentive for part-time associates . All stores are ran totally different. Policy's are grey meaning using at convience. Not enough employees to help assist guest. They want so mush done with no help or hours to give assoicates, to get things done.

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A great short-term, part-time job to help you advance in the future

I have been with the company for several years.The larger the company gets. The less they care about their employees.

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