Walgreens

Drug & Health Stores

Apt Insight

They offer deep retail pharmacy reach and hands-on clinical exposure, but lean staffing and heavy shift demands make day-to-day operations tough. Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, the company operates in the retail drug and health stores sector. As a giant healthcare organization, they operate thousands of retail locations across the United States and Puerto Rico alongside digital care services. The business focuses on dispensing prescription medications, retail health essentials, and expanding virtual care and fulfillment infrastructure.

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About

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves more than 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,000 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 211,000 team members, including roughly 85,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Founded1901

HeadquartersDeerfield, US

IndustryDrug & Health Stores

Websitewww.walgreens.com

Employees90.7K

Total Funding$25M

Posted base pay at Walgreens

Posted base pay ranges from 2,648 job listings posted in the US, Jan 2026 – Nov 2026. Bonus and equity are not included.

Pharmacist$60.90–$82.30/hr

264 listings · spread $60.90–$82.30/hr

Customer Service Associate$17.34–$20/hr

171 listings · spread $15.15–$23/hr

Pharmacy Manager$67.05–$90.55/hr

117 listings · spread $67.05–$90.55/hr

Pharmacy Customer Service Associate$17.94–$21/hr

87 listings · spread $16.16–$25.40/hr

Pharmacy Cashier$18.42–$21/hr

78 listings · spread $16.16–$24.15/hr

Photo Specialist$17.63–$20/hr

74 listings · spread $15.23–$23.78/hr

Pharmacist Sign-On Bonus Available$60.90–$82.30/hr

58 listings · spread $60.90–$82.30/hr

Pharmacy Technician / Pharm Tech Apprenticeship$18.50–$23.25/hr

49 listings · spread $16.50–$27.75/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 Walgreens

10 open roles, newest first.

Photo SpecialistHoffman Estates, Illinois · Onsite

Customer Service AssociateFullerton, California · Onsite

Pharmacy Technician / Pharm Tech ApprenticeshipNew Hyde Park, New York · Onsite

Shift LeadHorn Lake, Mississippi · Onsite

Customer Service Associate - TemporaryRock Hill, Missouri · Onsite

Customer Service Associate - TemporaryColumbia, South Carolina · Onsite

Specialty Billing TechnicianNew Brunswick, New Jersey · Onsite

Pharmacy Technician / Pharm Tech ApprenticeshipBedford, New Hampshire · Onsite

Beauty and Wellness ConsultantMidlothian, Illinois · Onsite

Duane Reade Shift LeaderNew York, New York · Onsite

Why people join & leave

Why join

Valuable clinical and pharmacy trainingFlexible student and intern schedulingSupportive localized store teams

Why leave

Demanding workloads and lean staffing budgetsLow compensation and minimal raisesRigid corporate oversight and policy changes

Company Pulse

Headcount

-7%past year

Raised

$25Mtotal

In the News

Walgreen Co (via Public) / Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available at Walgreenspubt.io · Sep 4, 2026

Walgreens Pharmacists Help Medicare Patients Navigate New Access to GLP‑1 Medications - Walgreens Corporate Sitecorporate.walgreens.com · Jun 25, 2026

Walgreens turns the page to next chapter as private company with new leadershipchaindrugreview.com · Apr 6, 2026

Walgreens enters the weight loss, telehealth marketshealthcare-brew.com · Mar 5, 2026

Walgreens Virtual Healthcare Adds Weight Management Services to Support Patients on Their Weight Loss Journey - Walgreens Corporate Sitecorporate.walgreens.com · Feb 26, 2026

Employee Experience

3.0/5

Career Opportunities

2.9

Compensation & Benefits

2.8

Culture & Values

2.8

Diversity & Inclusion

3.5

Senior Management

2.6

Work-Life Balance

2.8

Quick Take

Strengths

Strong inclusion scoreDiversity and inclusion is rated at 70% across employee feedback.

Massive patient reachOperates approximately 8,000 stores serving nearly 9 million daily customers.

Watch out

Weak outlook ratingBusiness outlook rating sits at 25% with only 34% willing to recommend to a friend.

Low leadership approvalCEO rating is just 26%, driven by ongoing operational restructuring.

Note

Private ownership transitionSycamore Partners completed its acquisition with Mike Motz named CEO.

Things to consider

Low executive confidence — CEO approval sits at 26% and senior management is rated at 52%, reflecting frustration with leadership decisions.

Challenging retail staffing — Employees frequently report demanding workloads and lean store budgets that complicate daily coverage.

What They Build

Walgreens builds omnichannel retail platforms, automated prescription fulfillment systems, and patient-facing telehealth applications. Technical challenges involve scaling micro-fulfillment logistics to serve thousands of retail stores and integrating pharmacy systems with complex healthcare datasets. The engineering culture combines enterprise-scale distributed systems with modern web and mobile services.

Micro-fulfillment Automation

Digital Health & Telehealth

Omnichannel Retail

Pharmacy Dispensing Systems

Domains

Backend Engineering

Cloud Infrastructure

Data Integration

Identity & Access Management

Enterprise Systems

Tech Stack

Java

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