Is The Buckle a good company to work for?

The Buckle has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 2,390 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 54% of employees would recommend working at The Buckle to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about The Buckle have been left by employees working as Store Manager , Floor Leader and Sales Representative .

Does The Buckle pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Buckle employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Buckle. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Buckle?

54% of The Buckle employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Buckle 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Buckle?

Sales Associate (402) , Assistant Manager (148) , Store Manager (89) , Sales Teammate (86) , Team Leader (83) , Retail Sales Associate (52) , Manager (44) , Leader In Training (42) , Sales and Management Intern (36) , Manager In Training (32) , Management Trainee (29) , Operations Manager (26) , Sales Floor Team Leader (25) , Floor Leader (20) , Sales (20)

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

"Merchandise the store yourself based of sell through..flexible hours...great benefits...meet great people..building clients that appreciate you..manage a department and micromanage...great product" ((in 131 reviews)); "Great benefits and enjoyed my time with the company!" ((in 57 reviews)); "Fun work environment and great in" ((in 54 reviews)); "Great culture and value!" ((in 48 reviews)); "Lots of great training and tools." ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Although the pay was low I stuck with it because I was good at my job." ((in 169 reviews)); "Terrible managers to put it nicely." ((in 92 reviews)); "Long hours and hard if you're not a people person" ((in 68 reviews)); "low paying and low commissions" ((in 66 reviews)); "Unrealistic expectations and no work/life balance" ((in 64 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Buckle layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed The Buckle locations?

Kearney , Dallas , Houston , Oklahoma City , Orlando , Nashville , Columbus , Omaha , College Station , Lubbock , Saint Louis , Grand Rapids , Lincoln , Austin , Denver , Savannah , Chicago , Colorado Springs , Las Vegas , Jacksonville , Atlanta , Kansas City , Fort Worth , Pittsburgh , Tampa , Bloomington , Salt Lake City , Novi , Albuquerque , Minneapolis

The Buckle reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(2,291 total reviews)

Dennis H. Nelson

80% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Work/Life balance

The Buckle has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,291 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Buckle 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Dec 21, 2011

Good place but has it draw backs

Sales/leaded

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good discounts for employees. Working with people, pay is pretty good for people in college. I have had good luck with schedule like my times. Good co workers and leaders.

Cons

Was promised a leader promotion after a two week trail period? Then to be told to wait till after Christmas because a raise in the middle of a pay period doesn't make sense? Manager just trying to make more money for the store during the holidays. But expects me to do the leader role of impacting and leading while I wait for the raise.

5.0

Nov 27, 2011

Fun, fast paced, friendly place to work with unlimited room for professional growth.

Management trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Buckle offers a 40% discount to their employees. They are very easy to work with in terms of scheduling. The people you work with are always friendly and helpful. There is potential to move up the "food chain" quickly. You determine your pay as a teammate - as a manager in training you get a set hourly wage and are eligible for ovetime. As a store manager you receive a base pay and bonuses. It offers medical and dental insurance for full time employees for only $25 a paycheck for a single person. Store managers receive free health insurance.

Cons

You have to be available to work weekends. It has irregular hours and no set schedule. The only holidays the store isn't open is Christmas and Thanksgiving (depending upon the mall) and you don't get paid time and a half on other holidays.

3.0

Nov 6, 2011

This is a good opportunity for a for no experience

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have an amazing scheduling system, and their benefits package is one of the best I have seen, as well as a good discount

Cons

There are a lot of politics involved, very cat like. There is a lot of drama due to the age that is employed and you need to be fake a lot

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This is a good opportunity for a for no experience

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