Does Central Grocers pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Central Grocers employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Central Grocers. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Central Grocers?

53% of Central Grocers employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Central Grocers 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Central Grocers?

Order Picker (3) , Warehouse Supervisor (2)

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

"good pay and overtime offered" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great benefits and very flexible." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Central Grocers layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Central Grocers locations?

Joliet , New Lenox , Chicago , Lemont

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Central Grocers reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)

Jim Denges

52% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Central Grocers has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Central Grocers employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

35 reviews

3.0

May 6, 2016

warehouse selector

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pay and benefits probably the best in the country

Cons

Very high injury rate and when you get hurt don't expect to get paid till you get a lawyer . Twice the amount of injuries of any other company in same industry ..,

2.0

Jul 22, 2015

Central Grocers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not a bad place to work

Cons

Not many full time positions within the company.

4.0

Feb 26, 2015

Never really had a problem with management, good place to work at.

Loss prevention

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, union job, good opportunity to move up in the company, they promote within

Cons

loss prevention has no full time positions

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