Does Market Basket pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Market Basket employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Market Basket. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Market Basket?

67% of Market Basket employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Market Basket 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Market Basket?

Cashier (49) , Grocery Clerk (29) , Sales Associate/Cashier (12) , Front End Cashier (10) , Assistant Manager (7) , Dairy Clerk (7) , Deli Clerk (7) , Produce Clerk (7) , Cashier/Bagger (6) , Grocery Bagger (6) , Bakery Clerk (4) , Front End Assistant (4) , Part Time Cashier (4) , Assistant Front End Manager (3) , Bagger (3)

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

"They have flexible hours and you can develop a lot of friends easily with 300 people working in a store." ((in 25 reviews)); "Good bonuses after working a while" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 14 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling and good first job" ((in 14 reviews)); "Love my coworkers great bosses" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Bad management, under qualified supervisors, lack of employee help, difficult to work your way up, almost impossible to get full" ((in 21 reviews)); "Pay is low." ((in 17 reviews)); "Some managers have the gall not to release the schedule on Saturday." ((in 14 reviews)); "bad customers, imcompetent managers, holidays" ((in 4 reviews)); "To much favoritism when it comes to supervision" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Market Basket redundancies in 2026?

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

Market Basket Reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(339 total reviews)

Arthur Demoulas

87% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (339 reviews)

Market Basket has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 339 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Market Basket 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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339 reviews

1.0

30 May 2026

Most miserable dept, don’t work hard and you will be fine. They don’t fire anybody cause they have no help

Dairy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Bonus, profit sharing, health insurance and net some lifelong friends

Cons

6 day work week. 50 hours is an average week. Start at 6am/7am to 5pm. No help at all. Not allowed to schedule as much help like other departments. Dairy is one the worst departments in the company. For example the grocery dept work 5 days and gets weekends off. Maybe work 1 or 2 pallet a day. Dairy does about 6-10 pallets a day. Dept is not respected. Tops out being dept manager. While grocery can move up all the way to store manager. Most supervision are lazy and often no help. Few to the exception. We have no help is the most common phrase used. Go to the grocery dept if you want work at MB

3.0

24 Apr 2026

Good for high school students, but pay is low

Customer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good for high school students

Cons

bad pay but other than that its okay

5.0

25 Jan 2026

Great Place

Deli clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Growth opportunity, very supportive management, great financial bonuses for hard work

Cons

Workload can be a lot once you level up

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Most miserable dept, don’t work hard and you will be fine. They don’t fire anybody cause they have no help

Good for high school students, but pay is low

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