Does Smashburger pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Smashburger?

39% of Smashburger employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Smashburger 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Smashburger?

General Manager (73) , Cashier (68) , Cook (50) , Assistant Manager (36) , Gse (33) , Guest Service Expert (32) , Shift Leader (29) , Line Cook (27) , Manager (20) , Restaurant General Manager (12) , Front of the House (11) , District Manager (10) , Shift Manager (10) , Server (9) , Front of House (8)

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

"Great people and lots of fun" ((in 50 reviews)); "Most coworkers are fun to work with and make shifts go by quickly." ((in 28 reviews)); "free food and the quick work pace kind of feels like a fun game that you have to complete" ((in 22 reviews)); "Some great staff, you get on well as you know how bad it is to work there." ((in 19 reviews)); "It’s a good work environment" ((in 16 reviews))

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

"At Smash Burger there was Poor management" ((in 63 reviews)); "They pay was low and it was too far" ((in 55 reviews)); "Managers always in position." ((in 32 reviews)); "Terrible upper management." ((in 17 reviews)); "Training is always rushed, due to a constant lack of employees and burning out of the ones who know what they're doing." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Smashburger layoffs in 2026?

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

What Smashburger locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Tulsa , Washington , New Providence , San Jose , Hicksville , Saint Louis

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Smashburger reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(826 total reviews)

Jim Sullivan

13% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Work/Life balance

Smashburger has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 826 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Smashburger 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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Reviews by job title

826 reviews

3.0

Feb 9, 2015

Buyer's Beware

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great chance to meet helpful coworkers willing to train you.

Cons

You may work through entire shift without a break. Like any fast food restaurant, you will have to deal with rude and in a hurry customers. Some upper management personnel will give you the opportunity to work without verifying proper documentation.

4.0

Feb 5, 2015

Great company, great job environment, and good way to start a career into management

Shift leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers where always made newcomers feel welcomed, flexible schedule, easy job, ability to move through different positions (you weren't just the cashier, everyday was different), and ability to move up withing the company quick. After a year of employment, everyone could get vacation hours as long as you did more than 30 hours a week, which was a plus for everyone.

Cons

Although you could move up quick it only seem to be at a Shift Lead level, it was harder to become an assistant depending on district manager, low pay, training was a bit messy, and communication withing stores was very off. When they lowered the hiring age to 16, instead of 18 many high school kids came in but they were a bit more lazy and harder to get people to cover shifts. They removed tips all together making it harder to have incentive to go "Above and Beyond" while working. They removed Smash Cash, which was also another incentive to both BOH and FOH get food out quicker to customers.

2.0

Feb 5, 2015

Unorganized management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Short shifts if you like that, opportunity to change position, working with regular customers

Cons

Management is very unorganized, sexual harassment was very prevalent, split shifts so you might work in the morning and then later at night

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