Does Merit Coffee pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Merit Coffee employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Merit Coffee. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Merit Coffee?

69% of Merit Coffee employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Merit Coffee 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Merit Coffee?

Barista (24) , Shift Lead (5) , Cashier/Barista (4) , Assistant Manager (2) , Lead Barista (2) , Shift Lead, Barista (2)

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

"Good money and the training is great too" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Other shops locally treat employees better and offer better pay to keep retention." ((in 3 reviews)); "Job posting doesn’t clarify that their wage is a base pay of $10/hour." ((in 3 reviews))

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Merit Coffee Reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Bill Ellis

96% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Culture and values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Merit Coffee has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Merit Coffee employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

49 reviews

2.0

10 Jun 2026

Great introduction to specialty coffee, but limited wage growth

Shift supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free coffee, offers health/vision/dental insurance, PTO, and good introduction into world of specialty coffee

Cons

No wage raise unless you move up, then you get a dollar raise after each year of being a shift supervisor until they cap you.

4.0

25 Apr 2026

Organized company with great training but slow advancement

Barista

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very organized company Amazing thorough training Free drinks Decent pay usually at least $20 an hour with tips

Cons

In the beginning you stay stuck on register for a while (a few months at least from what i saw) before advancing to learning how to be on bar Once on bar you are sometimes alone which I did not love and it would be very busy

5.0

26 Feb 2026

Love it here!

Barista

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Super fun, really in depth coffee training, good management, they promote from within, good benefits

Cons

Long hours on your feet

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Jobs at Merit Coffee

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