Does Wesfarmers pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wesfarmers employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wesfarmers. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wesfarmers?

44% of Wesfarmers employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wesfarmers 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wesfarmers?

Analyst (8) , Business Analyst (5) , Cashier (3) , Data Engineer (3) , Data Scientist (3) , General Manager (3) , Solutions Architect (3) , Case Officer (2) , Consultant (2) , Data Entry (2) , IT Support (2) , Manager (2) , Process Engineer (2) , Project Analyst (2) , Regional Manager (2)

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

"Good Culture and Transformative company to work for" ((in 19 reviews)); "People are great and happy" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good pay and Interesting work" ((in 4 reviews)); "Very warm and friendly teams, many smart people to learn from." ((in 4 reviews)); "Staff and managers are empathetic and well balanced." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Management is bit hard some Time" ((in 12 reviews)); "Low salary and staff development is poor" ((in 6 reviews)); "There is a lack of career progression" ((in 4 reviews)); "Razor thin resourcing, excessively long hours" ((in 3 reviews))

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Wesfarmers reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(167 total reviews)

Rob Scott

57% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.4

Senior management

Wesfarmers has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 167 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wesfarmers 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

167 reviews

4.0

May 19, 2026

Supportive management and flexibility but rigid structure

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning and Deveopment, direct management support, work from home flexibility, family support.

Cons

Rigid structure, distant senior management, inflexible hours.

4.0

Apr 27, 2026

Good for long careers

Project analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work at if you intend to stay and progress slowly. Lots of sideways opportunities. Pay is market rate. Most managers are flexible if work is completed.

Cons

Can be significant workload. Slow to progress even if you get positive feedback consistently. Culture can be boring.

3.0

Apr 1, 2026

Good Company

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Staff Discount Work from Flexibility

Cons

Team upskilling No roadmap Inefficient processes

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