Does Compass Group USA pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Compass Group USA?

61% of Compass Group USA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Compass Group USA 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Compass Group USA?

Executive Chef (61) , Food Service Worker (56) , Director (38) , Manager (38) , Cook (35) , Cashier (33) , Chef Manager (29) , General Manager (27) , Food Service Director (26) , Line Cook (26) , Sous Chef (26) , Director of Dining Services (25) , Barista (21) , Chef (20) , Supervisor (19)

What are the pros of working at Compass Group USA according to real employee reviews?

"Used to be a caring company that was great to work for and had good benefits." ((in 167 reviews)); "Good pay for food and beverage industry." ((in 97 reviews)); "Great people and place to work" ((in 87 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the Eurest sector" ((in 42 reviews)); "great culture and leaders" ((in 29 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Compass Group USA according to real employee reviews?

"They purposely drive out the good managers" ((in 51 reviews)); "Worked many long hours (salary) because company did not invest in resources nor staff ahead of time to open the account." ((in 50 reviews)); "Upper management is terrible." ((in 43 reviews)); "Limited/ no training." ((in 25 reviews)); "Salary is low!" ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Compass Group USA layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Compass Group USA layoffs and their outlook for job security at Compass Group USA in 2026.

Compass Group USA reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,075 total reviews)

Palmer Brown

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Compass Group USA has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,075 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Compass Group USA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restauration industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Apr 2, 2018

Dishwasher

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable work, working in a hospital-setting

Cons

Unfair hiring practices. The company shows preferential treatment toward the younger, bew-hires, placing them in the higher paid positions and placing the older employees in lower paid positions, including the dishroom. The dishroom, which occupies the bottom of the pay scale, is made up of entirely older employees. People in their 40's and over.

4.0

Feb 14, 2018

pros & cons

Chef manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hands down the schedule, especially when compared to restaurants.

Cons

The crazy amount of "paperwork" and tracking that's done. I get that this is a large company and at some units there is enough people to assign all the different tasks too, but I'm a small chef/manager unit and at times it seems that I'm having to spend too much time at my desk instead of taking care of clients. Most of the time I'm able to manage my time so as to pull it off, but I can only imagine how bad it could get if I didn't do that.

5.0

Jan 23, 2018

Food Service Director

Food service director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great network a lot of possibilities

Cons

if you have a crappy Senior Manger you are pretty much in a bad place for any advance

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Jobs at Compass Group USA

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