Does Subway pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Subway employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Subway. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Subway?

53% of Subway employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Subway 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Subway?

Sandwich Artist (9981) , Manager (673) , Sandwhich Artist (668) , Cashier (497) , Store Manager (453) , Assistant Manager (444) , Sandwich Maker (306) , Atendente (305) , Crew Member (225) , Senior Sandwich Artist (213) , Supervisor (190) , Shift Leader (167) , General Manager (139) , Sales Associate/Cashier (132) , Shift Supervisor (110)

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

"Free food and drinks.... as long as it it coffee tea or fountain drink." ((in 1064 reviews)); "It was good to have as a first job and the hours are flexible. ." ((in 1002 reviews)); "You get free lunch and it’s a really easy job the people are nice and the leads are fantastic" ((in 714 reviews)); "Good growth potential and coworkers" ((in 583 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and human and understand that youre a person who has their own problems too and have to deal with them sometimes" ((in 361 reviews))

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

"The pay was low and typically only 1 or 2 ppl were scheduled during a shift." ((in 2026 reviews)); "Poor management and constantly understaffed" ((in 1363 reviews)); "Bad manager and too controlling" ((in 634 reviews)); "No benefits of working here and you are expected to put lots of work in for little reward." ((in 385 reviews)); "Minimum wage only for such a busy job with a lot of work to do." ((in 340 reviews))

What are employees saying about Subway layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(22,170 total reviews)

Trevor Haynes

60% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Compensation and benefits

Subway has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 22,170 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Subway employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restauration industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews

2.0

Apr 29, 2009

Great place to work but you would not want to stay there

Sandwich artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy Work, Great Customers, i assume if there is a store that has proper hiring there could be flexible hours, anybody can be a manger

Cons

lack of proper hiring practices, horrible review processes, no training to speak of,

3.0

Mar 4, 2009

Ok if you're willing to take just any job.

General hand

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food after your shift. You were allowed to take one 6 inch home at the end of every shift, but most people (including management) took two. This was one of the things that kept me working there.

Cons

Wage is absolute minimum and working on holidays does not have extra pay.

4.0

Jan 26, 2009

Subway... A pretty good place to work.

Sandwich artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's refreshing to work in a fast-food setting without it being greasy or dirty. The management is fairly competent and is willing to work around any scheduling you may have in your personal life, and is very flexible. In terms of income, it's what you would expect from a fast-food restaurant. Raises are given on a... whenever you get them basis, not yearly, quarterly, etc. Not much. But if I had to choose, this is the best fast-food restaurant to work at. If you like a clean, easy-going place to work, then this is it. Overall, a nice place to work.

Cons

Scheduling is very tight. It's easy to get bogged down with taking over many peoples shifts during the week. If someone calls off, their aren't many people willing, or able to cover that persons shift for the day. The downside to Subway being so clean, is that you actually have to clean it on a more-than-regular basis. Doing everything that needs to be done in any given day takes a lot of time. And when it gets busy you have to put those things aside to wait on customers, putting you behind, and not letting you get home on time.

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