Does Specsavers pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Specsavers employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Specsavers. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Specsavers?

55% of Specsavers employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Specsavers 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Specsavers?

Optical Assistant (1116) , Optometrist (229) , Optical Dispenser (99) , Dispensing Optician (67) , Lab Technician (37) , Trainee Optical Assistant (36) , Manager (34) , Pre Registration Optometrist (28) , Sales Assistant (28) , Audiologist (27) , Supervisor (26) , Optical Advisor (24) , Assistant Manager (23) , Hearing Aid Dispenser (23) , Optician (23)

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

"Great team and learning environment" ((in 164 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and helpful and kind" ((in 135 reviews)); "Nice people and enviroment to work in" ((in 135 reviews)); "Pretty good and good training" ((in 119 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 60 reviews))

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

"Low pay and tied up to a contract that doesn't allow you to leave for three years" ((in 234 reviews)); "Low salaries and not very flexible" ((in 87 reviews)); "Minimum wage and customer service" ((in 61 reviews)); "customers can be rude and long hours" ((in 50 reviews)); "Time on store front dispensing or running the day to day store operations vary significantly for some managers and retail directors" ((in 49 reviews))

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Specsavers reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(2,918 total reviews)

Doug Perkins

64% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Specsavers has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,918 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Specsavers 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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

1.0

May 31, 2026

Poor management and aggressive culture make it a waste

Lab technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Waste of time. Poor management Aggressive colleagues everywhere

Cons

Same as pros. Nothing is different

4.0

May 26, 2026

Supportive team and management but poor upper leadership

Infrastructure analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good supportive team, great direct management.

Cons

Terrible steering from upper management.

4.0

May 25, 2026

Specsavers

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice co workers to work with

Cons

Not a lot of room for growth

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