Does Popeyes pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Popeyes employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Popeyes. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Popeyes?

46% of Popeyes employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Popeyes 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Popeyes?

Cashier (680) , Crew Member (312) , Cook (193) , General Manager (112) , Assistant Manager (109) , Manager (109) , Sales Associate/Cashier (101) , Line Cook (87) , Shift Manager (75) , Team Member (61) , Fry Cook (47) , Shift Leader (42) , Prep Cook (29) , Front End Cashier (28) , Sales Associate (28)

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

"The only pro I can think of is that you are offered free food as lunch." ((in 217 reviews)); "They give you a lunch break with a free meal for working 5 hours and nice people." ((in 150 reviews)); "coworkers were nice and friendly" ((in 95 reviews)); "The staff was friendly and communicated effectively" ((in 56 reviews)); "Flexible schedule for part time employees" ((in 42 reviews))

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

"bad management and they work you like a slave" ((in 228 reviews)); "Low pay (because we both know anything under 9 dollars isn't paying the bills)" ((in 219 reviews)); "manager is rude and perverted" ((in 118 reviews)); "long hours and very fast paced" ((in 101 reviews)); "No benefits neither raise same salary for a manager and a cashier or cook" ((in 49 reviews))

What are employees saying about Popeyes layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Popeyes locations?

New York , Houston , Atlanta , Chicago , Philadelphia , Brooklyn , Los Angeles , Las Vegas , New Orleans , San Antonio , Dallas , Jacksonville , Saint Louis , Detroit , Indianapolis , Charlotte , Orlando , Kansas City , Bronx , Austin , Sacramento , San Diego , San Jose , Colorado Springs , Baltimore , Mobile , Richmond , Jackson , Memphis , Cincinnati

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3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(3,554 total reviews)

Peter Perdue

56% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

2.8

Compensation and benefits

Popeyes has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,554 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Popeyes employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews

4.0

Jun 15, 2023

It was great had it up and down

Shift leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Good Pay $15 a hour •Clean environment •Easy Job

Cons

• Management feels like they are better than everyone •Bullying •If you feel sick or call out they will threaten to fire you •Always rushed and Managers were lazy •Friends turned into Enemies real quick

4.0

Sep 29, 2016

Good but had some fults

Front line/drive-thru

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had a really nice staff and the customers were not to bad. They were overall, nice. You get half off meals (CON: only when working.)

Cons

There were a ton of new policies all the time and they would choose to follow some and then ignore the others. So it was hard to do everything right sometimes.

3.0

May 8, 2016

This job is very disfunctional.

Cashier and crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

On good day when there's no attitudes everything goes smoothly, and everyone is on one accord like a big happy family.

Cons

Some assistant managers don't like taking suggestions very well, it's easy for them to get upset and use their authority against you.

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