Five Below

Toy & Hobby Stores

Apt Insight

They're a rapidly expanding retail chain with strong top-line momentum, though store-level pressure can make the day-to-day demanding. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they operate within the specialty retail sector with over 1,900 stores across 46 states. Led by CEO Winnie Park, the publicly traded retailer targets value-focused shoppers with products mostly priced under five dollars. Their scale places them among the largest value retailers nationwide.

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About

At Five Below our growth is a result of the people who embrace our purpose: We know life is way better when you are free to Let Go & Have Fun in an amazing experience, filled with unlimited possibilities, priced so low, you can always say yes to the newest, coolest stuff! Just ask any of our over 27,000 associates who work at Five Below and they’ll tell you there’s no other place like it. It all starts with our purpose and then, The Five Below Way, which is our values and behaviors that each and every associate believes in. So if your heart is beating a little quicker and your smile is getting bigger now that you know what we’re all about, let’s just say your search for a one-of-a-kind experience that’s much more than a j-o-b just might be officially ending HERE. It’s all about culture at Five Below, making this a place that can inspire you as much as you inspire us with big ideas, super energy, passion, and the ability to make the workplace a WOWplace!

Founded2002

HeadquartersPhiladelphia, US

IndustryToy & Hobby Stores

Websitewww.fivebelow.com

Employees14.8K

Total Funding$374M

Posted base pay at Five Below

Posted base pay ranges from 4,407 job listings posted in the US, Feb 2026 – Nov 2026. Bonus and equity are not included.

Support Lead Part Time$15.50/hr

376 listings · spread $11.50–$18/hr

Sales Associate$15/hr

207 listings · spread $11–$17.29/hr

Customer Experience Manager$18.02/hr

114 listings · spread $15–$21.30/hr

Merchandise Manager$18.50/hr

103 listings · spread $15–$21.44/hr

Store Manager$53K–$66K/yr

79 listings · spread $50K–$73K/yr

Interim Support Lead Part Time$15.90/hr

54 listings · spread $11.50–$17.50/hr

Store Asset Protection Associate$17.25/hr

24 listings · spread $15–$19.35/hr

Part Time Sales Lead$15.50/hr

22 listings · spread $11.50–$17.36/hr

Each range is the median posted minimum and maximum for the role. Pay changes by location, so the spread shows the 10th to 90th percentile of all listings for the role.

Open roles at Five Below

The 10 newest of 3,044 open roles.

Merchandise ManagerArcadia, Florida · Onsite

Customer Experience ManagerArcadia, Florida · Onsite

Merchandise ManagerNashville, Tennessee · Onsite

Customer Experience ManagerNashville, Tennessee · Onsite

Interim Support Lead Part Time-8243 Midlothian, VAMidlothian, Virginia · Onsite

Part Time Support LeadBridgeville, Pennsylvania · Onsite

General Warehouse AssociateIndianapolis, Indiana · Onsite

Merchandise Manager Full Time - Trexlertown PAAllentown, Pennsylvania · Onsite

Support Lead Part Time - Trexlertown PAAllentown, Pennsylvania · Onsite

Overnight Freight CrewFort Wayne, Indiana · Onsite

Why people join & leave

Why join

High diversity and inclusion rating of 74Accessible entry-level retail positionsRapid footprint expansion across the USGenerous employee merchandise discount

Why leave

Unrealistic workloads and lean store staffingInconsistent scheduling and limited part-time hoursFrequent corporate operational rule changesPoor work-life balance for store managers

Company Pulse

Raised

$374Mtotal

In the News

Five Below Announces Leadership Appointmentsglobenewswire.com · Jun 17, 2026

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Five Below nixes ‘Five Beyond’ store section | Retail Diveretaildive.com · Jun 4, 2026

Employee Experience

3.1/5

Career Opportunities

2.8

Compensation & Benefits

2.6

Culture & Values

2.9

Diversity & Inclusion

3.7

Senior Management

2.6

Work-Life Balance

2.9

Quick Take

Strengths

Strong sales growthNet sales rose 32.5% year-over-year to $1.2856 billion in Q1 FY2026.

Comparable sales jumpComparable store sales increased 22.7% during Q1 FY2026.

Watch out

Low business outlookBusiness outlook rating sits at 36 out of 100 based on employee feedback.

Weak recommendation rateRecommend-to-friend rating stands at 39 out of 100.

Note

Executive leadership changesAppointed a new Chief Retail Officer and Chief Legal Officer in June 2026.

Things to consider

Store-level workload strain — Employees frequently report understaffed stores, heavy shift coverage expectations for salaried managers, and limited work-life balance.

Low peer recommendation — Only 39% of employees would recommend the company to a friend, reflecting friction with operational demands and store policies.

What They Build

They develop retail technologies supporting nationwide supply chain logistics, e-commerce, and point-of-sale store operations. The engineering team focuses on enterprise inventory forecasting, omnichannel order processing, and customer analytics platforms. Core systems bridge modern cloud microservices with large-scale merchandise planning and logistics software.

Retail Systems

Supply Chain Optimization

Omnichannel Operations

Store Tech

Data Platforms

Domains

Backend

Data Engineering

DevOps

Cloud Infrastructure

Security

Tech Stack

Java

Python

TypeScript

React

Spring Boot

PostgreSQL

Snowflake

Docker