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?

56% 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 (810) , Lead Cashier (518) , Sales Associate (398) , General Manager (361) , Hair Stylist (328) , Salon Manager (247) , Benefit Arch Expert (201) , Operations Manager (195) , Cashier (192) , Retail Operations Manager (181) , Retail Sales Manager (178) , Prestige Manager (174) , Task Associate (170) , Manager (153)

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 515 reviews)); "I have great coworkers and that's pretty much the only thing keeping me here." ((in 504 reviews)); "Not hard to get a hang of and the people you work with are probably great." ((in 488 reviews)); "free product often from Ulta and three times yearly from Clinique (Plus extras once and a while)" ((in 252 reviews)); "The work environment is fun and exciting!" ((in 240 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 1147 reviews)); "The pay is low and doesn’t really equal to the sheer amount of work that you do." ((in 1058 reviews)); "My associate manager and General Manager would follow and radio us to watch all black guests" ((in 663 reviews)); "Long hours and coworkers were not reliable" ((in 459 reviews)); "No training for anyone other than managers so everyone has to learn "on the job" which can be really frustrating." ((in 351 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

56% would recommend to a friend

(13,966 total reviews)

Kecia Steelman

59% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Ulta Beauty has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 13,966 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

4.0

Oct 24, 2011

Great place to work!

Cashier

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty fair discount, awesome merchandise, nice people, growing company, popular, good benefits, and the job is fun and different every day!

Cons

The starting rate should be raised a few more dollars.

2.0

Oct 20, 2011

Mentally drained, stressed and not worth it.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great education given and tools to work with.

Cons

It's not realistically possible to do everything the executives want the way they want it and when they want it done with what is given to do it with. Too much is expected. And the salary is not worth the headache or health problems it can bring.

5.0

Oct 16, 2011

As far as retail goes, this is a very pleasant environment to be in and I enjoy going to work!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Store environment : Working with all the girly products is FUN FUN 25% discount on products 50% discount on salon services Gratis Customers are generally happy to be shopping at ULTA so most of them are very nice and appreciative of your help. 99% are really pleasant at our store. Manager seems accommodating to availability of part time staff. Fragrance testers mean you can smell great for your entire shift !

Cons

Training was minimal as there are no hours budgeted for it. It's on the job training which can be challenging for employees and customers who have to deal with your learning curve. Selling magazines at the register is annoying but most customers are used to such harassment and take it in stride. Coupon restrictions confuse customers and employees alike. Get ride of or make clearer, aka spell out ALL Exclusions specifically. Customer surveys : Employees are hounded about the % positive when it is mostly angry customers who complete the surveys. They are usually angry about coupon policy or availability (which is out of our store's hands). Must be walked out with your "clear bag" by a manager at the end of your shift. This can take 20 minutes if mgr. is busy which you do not get paid for.

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