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

Jan 4, 2026

Will screw you over.

Asistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent place to work. The enviroment with co workers was pleasant. Decent raises.

Cons

Demands for what they want out of staff when living in a rual area to meet metrics is unreasonable. The time and effort into training new staff due to high turnover rate being a college town. And you cant really work their for more then five years. You will make to much and fhey will place a performance improvement plan that you will never be able to meet. If that happens just start looking for another job. They expect one to fail. For 9 years I never on e at a tiem where my scheduke was every the same. Co stant change everyweek and possibly daily do to. All outs or staff quitting. No consideration for having one weekend off a month like in the hand book for managers.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

5mo

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We want you to know that your feedback is valuable, as we are continuing to evolve and grow as an organization. Thank you for your hard work in Potsdam, NY and we wish you all the best on your career journey!

1.0

Jan 3, 2026

Meh

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is decent and the benefits are good

Cons

Depending upon who you ask, the guy's that work you with can be major jerks without even trying to. Friendly and best work is the moto but that makes me laugh. There no connections with anyone i mean who goes to and not speak with your co-workers to make it enjoyable i do they are all stiffs calls me names that i dont approve of and put me down cuz im a female and i cant do what they do cuz im weak.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

5mo

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 team members. We encourage our Associates to reach out to their HR Partners to share any concerns. Thank you for your contributions as we make Harbor Freight the best place to work and shop.

5.0

Jan 2, 2026

Good job

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits. Work life balance

Cons

None to mention good to employees

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