Kohl's Overview

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Retail
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110,000
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Kohl's is a retail company focusing on apparel, footwear, accessories, and home products. Catering to classic, modern classic, and contemporary customers, the company operates family-oriented department stores across the United States. Founded in 1962 in Brookfield, WI, Kohl's has grown significantly over the years and currently boasts over 1,100 stores in 49 states. In addition to its brick-and-mortar presence, the company also offers online shopping through its website, www.Kohls.com, which features a wider selection of items and categories than those found in physical stores.

Under the leadership of CEO Michelle D. Gass, Kohl's continues to thrive as an industry leader in retail. The company employs a diverse workforce of 110,000 employees and generates annual revenue of $18.1 billion. Although employee turnover is relatively high at Kohl's, the average employee salary is $30,490 per year. Kohl's stands out among competitors like Vudu, Target, and Gap Inc., who offer higher salaries but may not have the same extensive reach and variety of products as Kohl's.

Kohl's's Mission Statement

To be the leading family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering quality exclusive and national brand merchandise to the customer in an environment that is convenient, friendly, and exciting.

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Job openings at Kohl's
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Average salary at Kohl's
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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2024
Pros of working at Kohl's

The associate discount

Cons of working at Kohl's

Management is a mess. No direction given to new employees. I worked for a total of six weeks, then decided to quit.

Kohl's Benefits

The associate discount. I do not need any benefits. I am covered fully under my own plan.

What do you like best about Kohl's's CEO and the leadership team?

Leadership team is horrible. I would never suggest anyone work for this company.

How would you improve Kohl's's culture?

Too much to mention. First and foremost, hire HR professionals (who have had college courses and degrees in HR and management).

How did you prepare for the Kohl's interview?

There was no need to prepare. Kohls called me and offered me a job immediately.

How does your compensation at Kohl's compare to the industry average?

I have no idea.

What's the diversity at Kohl's like?

It is fine.

What brings you the most joy at Kohl's?

helping the customers find the various departments. Trying to assist in making their shopping experience more enjoyable during the holiday season.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2024
Pros of working at Kohl's

Flexible schedule - good if you are in school!

Kohl's Benefits

The discounts are pretty nice!

Cons of working at Kohl's

The management

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2024
Pros of working at Kohl's

They are really inclusive everybody seems very happy and friendly and gets along well they do a lot of things for their employees and they work with you on your schedule I screwed up by not keeping that job

Cons of working at Kohl's

I didn't like the fact that everything was so automated anything that you needed if you needed help it they sent you to a computer or a website and you had 10 different websites to check everything and it was just it was a lot some days you just wanted to speak to your manager or a person who could explain something to you

Kohl's Benefits

Definitely the employee discount that was freaking awesome especially on their employee appreciation days it's great

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

Usually good co-workers (non-holiday).

Cons of working at Kohl's

Pay sucks. Understaffed/Overworked. New phone system w/zoom + zebra is horrible, we are too understaffed for it to work. In-store changes are made without surveying relevant employees.

Kohl's Benefits

Employee discounts.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

The challenge. Inspiring customers with visual skills dressing mannequins and merchandising

Cons of working at Kohl's

Managers not taking responsibilities for others actions or workload

Kohl's Benefits

Benefits

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

I really liked the management. They always had my back when dealing with difficult customers, and training with them reduced anxiety. If I got something wrong, a lot of people would get upset, but they gently guided me in the right direction with an "It's okay that you're still learning" mindset. I also loved the diverse environment. Kohl's is a place of total inclusion.

Cons of working at Kohl's

It is really difficult to climb the ladder at Kohl's. I asked several times to be trained in different areas so that I might be considered for a promotion in the future, and I was never given the hours. I loved working there, but there was only enough room for one or two people to really succeed at a time.

Kohl's Benefits

My favorite perk was the 15% employee discount!

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

Work life balance

Cons of working at Kohl's

Management, favoritism, unethical behaviors, pay/workload

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

Great environment, fun event's awesome management, friends.keeping busy..

Cons of working at Kohl's

Nothing

Kohl's Benefits

Doing freight, getting to see new merchandise, discounts.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

Some coworkers were friendly and at times were able to work as a team

Cons of working at Kohl's

Don't adhere to schedule, and some employees are not the kindest

Kohl's Benefits

The holiday pay

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

For how easy the majority of jobs/roles for warehouse floor workers are, the compensation is fair.

Cons of working at Kohl's

Management is clueless and only hires from outside or promotes boot lickers for supervisor and other mgmt positions - upward mobility is almost impossible.

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The team at Kohl's

  • The founders of Kohl's is Maxwell Kohl.
  • The key people at Kohl's are Michelle D. Gass and Maxwell Kohl.
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Kohl's Rankings

Kohl's is ranked #10 on the Best Retail Companies to Work For in Wisconsin list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Kohl's salaries

8.6
Salary Score
The average a Kohl's salary in the United States is $30,490 per year. Kohl's employees in the top 10 percent can make over $39,000 per year, while Kohl's employees at the bottom 10 percent earn less than $23,000 per year.
Average Kohl's Salary
$14.66
hourly
$30,490 yearly
Updated March 14, 2024

And if you're looking for a job, here are the top jobs Kohl's is hiring right now:

  1. Sales Representative
  2. Assistant Store Manager
  3. Beauty Advisor
  4. Department Supervisor
  5. Department Manager

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Kohl's diversity

9.8
Diversity Score
We calculated Kohl's’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Kohl's’s workforce.
Kohl's diversity summary. Zippia estimates Kohl's's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Kohl's's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Kohl's's workforce.
  • Kohl's has 110,000 employees.
  • 67% of Kohl's employees are women, while 33% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Kohl's is White (62%).
  • 17% of Kohl's employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of Kohl's employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Kohl's makes $30,490 per year.
  • Kohl's employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at Kohl's stay with the company for 2.9 years on average.
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Kohl's Office Locations

Kohl's is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, WI

Biggest Kohl's Locations

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1Los Angeles, CA7$34,640
2Houston, TX7$28,265
3Phoenix, AZ6$30,003
4San Antonio, TX6$28,431
5Jacksonville, FL6$27,375
6Columbus, OH6$28,492
7San Diego, CA5$34,434
8New York, NY4$35,220
9San Jose, CA3$35,095
10Austin, TX3$28,423

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Kohl's Financial Performance

8.2
Performance Score

We calculated the performance score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including revenue, longevity, and stock market performance.

Kohl's currently has 18.1B in revenue. Kohl's's most recent quarter produced 3.9b (q2'2023).

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Highest paying Kohl's competitors

Compare Kohl's salaries to competitors, including Vudu, Target, and Gap Inc. Employees at Vudu earn the highest average yearly salary of $67,887. The salaries at Target average $35,229 per year, and the salaries at Gap Inc. come in at $34,645 per year.

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