Does Music & Arts pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Music & Arts employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Music & Arts. This rating has decreased by 13% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Music & Arts?

25% of Music & Arts employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Music & Arts 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Music & Arts?

Senior Sales Associate (100) , Store Manager (44) , Sales Associate (42) , Educational Sales Representative (22) , Music Teacher (20) , Retail Sales Associate (19) , Retail Store Manager (14) , Teacher (12) , Piano Teacher (11) , Music Instructor (10) , Instructor (8) , Educational Representative (6) , District Manager (5) , Full Time Sales Associate (5) , Sales (5)

What are the pros of working at Music & Arts according to real employee reviews?

"Great for people looking to develop sales tactics while selling products they actually care about." ((in 41 reviews)); "Great customers and coworkers!" ((in 29 reviews)); "The job offers some good benefits for full" ((in 19 reviews)); "Flexible hours (good for people in college)" ((in 17 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Music & Arts according to real employee reviews?

"Hard to hold onto good employees because they either get promoted to bigger stores or move on to other companies because their pay is low." ((in 72 reviews)); "Upper management has absolutely no idea about the challenges associates face while working in the store." ((in 36 reviews)); "Poor management, bad company overall" ((in 34 reviews)); "My state went without a regional manager for over a year once." ((in 18 reviews)); "Low commission rates" ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Music & Arts layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Music & Arts locations?

Frederick , Charlotte , Richmond , Dallas , Houston , Atlanta , Virginia Beach , Rockville , Burke , New York , Austin , Las Vegas , Seattle , Bowie , Germantown , Itasca , Fairfax , Woodbridge , Saint Louis , Phoenix , Fayetteville , Lewisville , Katy , San Antonio , Nashville , East Hartford , Shawnee , Baltimore , Ellicott City , Greenbelt

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Music & Arts reviews

2.5

25% would recommend to a friend

(573 total reviews)

Jeff Gottlieb

14% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.4

Culture & values

2.3

Career opportunities

2.1

Compensation and benefits

1.9

Senior management

Music & Arts has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 573 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Music & Arts employee rating is 29% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

573 reviews

3.0

Jun 21, 2011

You learn alot but the pay is low

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people, great discounts, you get to be around music all day! Its a great place to network, make friends, and learn about business

Cons

Store managers are basically a sales manager and a opps manager....Music & Arts seems to always add more opps, procedures and projects that cut into time when you could be working towards your personal sales goal. You really gotta choose your battles and work a lot of hours if you wanna be successful. Probably more hours that what the salary is worth

4.0

May 8, 2011

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay and benefits, opportunity to move up, non-commission based

Cons

forced to promote certain products and deals

4.0

May 1, 2011

Great place to work in the right district.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Music and Arts is a great place to work all around if you can balance good customer service with applicable, genuine sales. I can say from experience, the right district makes all the difference. The networking between professional teachers and community is a great plus, and fellow employees of all stores tend to be relaxed and enjoyable people. The discounts from vendors is also quite nice as well. Scheduling is flexible, and training is one of a kind if you can get the hang of it.

Cons

It is unfortunate that Music and Arts formulates ideas it seldom thinks through, (rushing new ideas to the market like an ADD kid) intern forcing employees to "pitch" gimmicks that they then must take the brunt for, due to it's undesirable faults..The pay is mediocre.. so if you're not a good talker then you won't survive in this biz. Make no mistake - this is SALES. Profits come from selling yourself and then the product. Growth here does not cater to the young-minded, or those not experienced in a competitive sales culture.

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