Is Five Below a good company to work for?

Five Below has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 2,784 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 40% of employees would recommend working at Five Below to a friend and 35% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Five Below have been left by employees working as Shift Leader , Seasonal Sales Associate and Store Associate .

Does Five Below pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Five Below employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Five Below. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Five Below?

40% of Five Below employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Five Below 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Five Below?

Sales Associate (638) , Store Manager (185) , Sales Associate/Cashier (133) , Cashier (125) , Customer Experience Manager (104) , Retail Sales Associate (84) , Assistant Manager (73) , Merchandise Manager (60) , General Manager (54) , Merchandising Manager (54) , Manager (47) , Associate (42) , Support Lead (40) , Seasonal Sales Associate (37) , Store Associate (32)

What are the pros of working at Five Below according to real employee reviews?

"My coworkers were nice and felt like a work family" ((in 109 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and easy to get along." ((in 109 reviews)); "Relaxed and fun work environment." ((in 54 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 52 reviews)); "staff was friendly and looked out for each other" ((in 51 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Five Below according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay ($13/hour which got raised to $14/hour once they let me go)" ((in 253 reviews)); "Bad management is bad" ((in 176 reviews)); "The managers talk bad about everyone and just sit on their butts and bark orders and then take credit for the hard work you do!" ((in 113 reviews)); "Long hours but rewarding." ((in 109 reviews)); "Unfortunately no work life balance" ((in 46 reviews))

What are employees saying about Five Below layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Five Below locations?

Philadelphia , Houston , Orlando , New York , Chicago , San Antonio , Austin , Virginia Beach , Pittsburgh , Richmond , Fairfax , Dallas , Columbus , Los Angeles , San Diego , Atlanta , Phila , Memphis , Baltimore , Miami , Boston , Alexandria , Kansas City , Conroe , Las Vegas , Germantown , Wayne , Pedricktown , Huntsville , Brooklyn

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Five Below reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(2,694 total reviews)

Winnie Park

51% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

2.6

Compensation and benefits

Five Below has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,694 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Five Below employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Feb 5, 2016

Good company

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice living wage for general managers, you can truly learn alot here. Great company to work for.

Cons

Not much on terms of work life balance. Most stores are very far from the markets theyre in making travel a must.

4.0

Feb 3, 2016

cashier

Cashier/register seasonal/summer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I loved the work environment and my team was very helpful with teaching me different things.

Cons

I think the only con would be not giving that many hours.

1.0

Jan 29, 2016

Awful

Sales associate/cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

20% discount, tshirt uniform, in my opinion the music is decent, job involves every part of retail, combining cashier skills, customer service, cleaning, and organizing the back store room.

Cons

discount is useless as prices are already low. store will often be one sales associate and one key holder to run the entire store. long list of tasks are given on most shifts and expected to be done at an exceptional level while still watching registers. key holders have a tendency to drop all work on sales associate and literally nap in the back office. low pay, always minimum wage, nothing more. no communication between management and sales associates. management will "clean the house" where they fire at least half of their sales associates and replace them. Has happened a few times in my time with 5B, I have yet to be fired, i have been there for 10 months

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