Is Harbor Freight Tools a good company to work for?

Harbor Freight Tools has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 3,486 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Harbor Freight Tools to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Harbor Freight Tools have been left by employees working as District Manager , Equipment Operator and Human Resources .

Does Harbor Freight Tools pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Harbor Freight Tools employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Harbor Freight Tools. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Harbor Freight Tools?

65% of Harbor Freight Tools employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Harbor Freight Tools 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Harbor Freight Tools?

Sales Associate (315) , Store Manager (211) , Logistics Supervisor (150) , Cashier (142) , Logistics Associate (133) , Sales Associate/Cashier (119) , Sales Supervisor (107) , Sales Manager (102) , Logistics Manager (83) , Assistant Manager (76) , Retail Sales Associate (63) , Warehouse Associate (61) , Senior Sales Associate (60) , Logistics (53) , Manager (49)

What are the pros of working at Harbor Freight Tools according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is good and the monthly bonuses are a plus but inconsistent at best." ((in 363 reviews)); "Great Benefits for ft and pt associates." ((in 250 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 155 reviews)); "You receive a small portion of time off on each paycheck depending on the hours you work." ((in 107 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and made work enjoyable." ((in 82 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Harbor Freight Tools according to real employee reviews?

"It just reeks of poor management and a lack of caring of who is promoted to what position." ((in 215 reviews)); "No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close." ((in 100 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 90 reviews)); "managers don't even know how to do their own job." ((in 86 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible." ((in 69 reviews))

What Harbor Freight Tools locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Sparks , Seattle , Hemet , Greer , Florence , Olean , Elwood , Green Bay , College Station , Virginia Beach

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Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(3,439 total reviews)

Eric Smidt

69% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Harbor Freight Tools has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,439 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Harbor Freight Tools 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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3K reviews

3.0

Feb 9, 2026

Good company, bad management

Sr. logistics associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, great benefits, easy and fun job, supervisors are cool. PTO is accrued relatively fast. Do your job and do it right and everything is good.

Cons

Store managers are always stressing about numbers (at least ours is), always looking to get rid of low performers instead of helping. Work/Life is spotty, depends on who does your schedule.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

3mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Because we value our people, Harbor Freight is committed to providing a workplace that encourages open communication and provides fair, reasonable, and respectful treatment from all our Associates. We encourage any Associate to contact their HR partner if they have any concerns. Thank you for your contributions as we continue to make Harbor Freight the best place to work and shop.

4.0

Feb 8, 2026

working

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

easy job simple work can be laid back if you get your work done

Cons

they start to cut hours if work decreases and you don't get paid for the full day

3.0

Feb 4, 2026

Great pay but inconsistent expectations

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and 45 hour week for salaried store managers. Only rare occasions of travel or work outside of the hours of 6am-10pm.

Cons

Your experience will drastically change depending on your DM. Inconsistent expectations from store to store and district to district. 12 person crew per store, including a store manager can cause issues with sick calls and team morale.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

4mo

First, we want to thank you for your contributions to Harbor Freight and we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. Our goal is to build a best place to work and that means listening to our Associates every step of the way. Your feedback helps us do just that. Thank you for your hard work and for being part of our championship team. We wish you continued success in your career journey!

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