Does Express pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Express employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Express. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Express?

61% of Express employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Express 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Express?

Sales Associate (1430) , Retail Sales Associate (215) , Sales Lead (162) , Store Manager (140) , Co-Manager (94) , Express Sales Associate (74) , Sales Leader (51) , Sales Associate/Cashier (47) , Assistant Manager (46) , Stylist (46) , Associate (45) , Manager (36) , Full Time Sales Lead (35) , Store Associate (31) , Brand Co-Manager (30)

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

"The discount that you receive is great and I love the people that I work with." ((in 252 reviews)); "Great coworkers and a decent starter job" ((in 185 reviews)); "good work environment and friendly" ((in 90 reviews)); "Easy and flexible scheduling" ((in 81 reviews)); "The benefits are great if you can by chance move up with the company though." ((in 78 reviews))

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

"low pay and sometimes i would not be put on the schedule when i wanted to be scheduled" ((in 531 reviews)); "Management was poor and irresponsible" ((in 276 reviews)); "Some of the downsides is sometimes the managers don't talk to eachother when someone can't come in" ((in 201 reviews)); "Long hours during floor moves and holiday season" ((in 174 reviews)); "The only thing that I disliked about working at express is the minimum wage, we work very diligently with the costumers and preform the best service, but get paid so little." ((in 76 reviews))

What are employees saying about Express redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,396 total reviews)

Greg Scott

72% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture and values

3.2

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Express has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,396 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews

2.0

8 Jul 2021

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Supermarket assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good environment, nice to work

Cons

Nothing much to say so.

4.0

15 Jul 2009

Express's dress code, employee discount, and treatment

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The discount given to part time employees is 30% off, full time employees 40% off. There are occasional additional 15% off weekends. There is an exception to what discount is given such as on redline items and when items are on a 40% or above promotion. Very understandable with personal conflicts and will give time off if needed, so perfect scheduling for a college student. Very flexible with scheduling but must give two weeks notice. Always on top of fashion seeing that there's always updates and clothes coming in every month. The only dress code they have is when you wear denim jeans it must be from express and no plain flip flops, nor the plain chucks nor vans for women. So very affordable wardrobe/work uniform.

Cons

There is a rare opportunity of company growth apparently very few selected stores are allow to give promotions to associates. The schedule is only given a week before. If you are part time employee there is much of a gamble for hours & may vary from time to time. Will choose favorites and may treat people differently because of it. The express card is much of a pressure, and may vary your hours.

1.0

26 Oct 2012

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Technical designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Employee discount, some friendly employees.

Cons

Hostile & Threatening Management with disregard to ADA compliance. Management encourages "schoolyard bullying" mentality, meaning that when management treats subordinates as commodities rather than human beings, the entire team is co-opted to engage in the same reprehensible behavior. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV), the highest managers display traits synonymous with psychopathy. Management claims a healthy "work to life" balance, however employees are working from home as late as 4 AM. Sacrificing the needs of their families. This opinion is coming from a former manger.

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