Does Urban Decay Cosmetics pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Urban Decay Cosmetics?

41% of Urban Decay Cosmetics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Urban Decay Cosmetics 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Urban Decay Cosmetics?

Beauty Advisor (30) , Sales Coordinator (16) , Counter Manager (15) , Makeup Artist (13) , Sales Executive (13) , Account Manager (11) , Beauty Artist (10) , Sales (6) , Cosmetics Counter Manager (5) , Manager (5) , Account Executive (4) , Beauty Consultant (4) , Regional Sales Manager (4) , Selling Specialist (4) , Freelance Makeup Artist (3)

What are the pros of working at Urban Decay Cosmetics according to real employee reviews?

"Great Discount and benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "The pay (like most cosmetic positions) is great." ((in 10 reviews)); "Free product and discounts are great." ((in 9 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 9 reviews)); "friendly people to work with" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Urban Decay Cosmetics according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance as constantly thought about work and how unhappy I was." ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management has put such a painful emphasis on sales, coaching, and eventing that your designated "territory" is also non existent." ((in 22 reviews)); "There is clear favoritism." ((in 13 reviews)); "If you're a good manager, you will be wasted here." ((in 12 reviews)); "Don’t have any cons other than low salary" ((in 10 reviews))

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3.5

41% would recommend to a friend

(304 total reviews)

Elaine Mac Neil

41% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (304 reviews)

Urban Decay Cosmetics has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 304 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Urban Decay Cosmetics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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304 reviews

4.0

22 Feb 2026

Good vibes from leadership and support, hard to grow

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Love the leadership and the people

Cons

Hard to grow within the brand

2.0

19 Feb 2026

Meh

Training specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Allocation was great but that’s really about it

Cons

Lack of diversity in the team

3.0

23 Jan 2026

Very greatful for the experience but disappointed overall

Retail artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Continuous training and product knowledge that expanded overally makeup skills and knowledge - Gifted new makeup launches -LOreal staff discount - Fun brand - Attend great conferences - The brand beliefs overall are great as they are different and inclusive

Cons

I ended up with some regular clients during my time there that would book makeup with me but when I got busy with this, I was then disciplined for not selling enough makeup and then I soon realised, I was just a glorified sales agent for the brand and my makeup artist experience and qualifications were completely disregarded. Constant pressure to sell things and made to feel desperate for sales if there was a quiet day and it was really unfair how much pressure was put on us.

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Good vibes from leadership and support, hard to grow

Meh

Very greatful for the experience but disappointed overall

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