Does Southern States pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Southern States employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Southern States. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Southern States?

34% of Southern States employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Southern States 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Southern States?

Warehouse Associate (10) , Cashier (5) , Sales Associate (5) , Manager (4) , Retail Sales Associate (4) , Driver (3) , Sales Associate/Cashier (3) , Store Manager (3) , Assistant Manager (2) , Business Analyst (2) , Department Manager (2) , Laborer (2) , Management Associate (2) , Petroleum Manager (2) , Senior Accountant (2)

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

"The people I worked with were great and willing to work with me no matter my schedule" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good benefits and good history." ((in 13 reviews)); "My coworkers and friendly customers" ((in 7 reviews)); "Work life balance is great (8" ((in 4 reviews)); "They are flexible when it comes to taking time off for appointments." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"The workforce is bloated, they need to have massive layoffs." ((in 4 reviews)); "Long hours with no compensation for it." ((in 4 reviews)); "No real training or career development" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Southern States redundancies in 2026?

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

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Southern States Reviews

3.2

34% would recommend to a friend

(152 total reviews)

Steve Becraft

46% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.9

Culture and values

2.8

Diversity and inclusion

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

Southern States has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 152 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Southern States employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Agriculture industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

152 reviews

2.0

16 Dec 2011

Overall an Okay company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It is a solid company. They have ethics. There is good job security. They have a descent benefits package. The people are nice

Cons

No growth or development. You will not be promoted. There is no company culture. The company does not have even a company picnic. (There is one by the employee association, but you have be a member)

2.0

3 Apr 2018

Good people, very poor management

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Everyone below director works less than 40 hrs at the corporate office. -Before they were an unprofitable company (4 years in the red by millions of dollars) there was a culture that you could retire there by not doing anything. -great work/life balance, depending on manager. -solid adoption of new analytical tools such as tableau

Cons

-Good old boys club, where favoritism is rampant. -Massive layoffs over the past 3 years since old CEO (who was an incompetent jerk) retired. -Executive leadership has mostly been people who have worked at southern states for 30+ years, and worked their way up. Commendable that they made it, but none are leadership material. -Company has consistently been losing money for the past 4 years, and recently had to sell off their most profitable division in order to stay afloat. I hope they make it through, but it doesn't look good.

1.0

24 Jan 2018

Feed Division

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

regular hours and no micromanagement

Cons

no path for improvement or growth, poor reporting and strategy, weak leadership

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Jobs at Southern States

cashier

Goochland, VA

USD 27K - USD 37K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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Warehouse Helper (Part-Time)

Monroe, NC

USD 36K - USD 56K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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Warehouse/Driver Helper (part-time)

Little Rock, SC

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Cashier/Stocker (part-time)

Carrboro, NC

USD 31K - USD 40K /yr

USD 31K - USD 48K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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