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Applebee's Services, Inc., franchises what is today the largest casual-dining chain in the world read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
1779
TOTAL
RATINGS
15513
Updated on: January 22, 2026

Applebee's Company Culture

Applebee's Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.6/5
Applebee's' Overall Culture is rated D

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Office Culture
C
Professional Development
C
Environment
C-
Gender
C-
CEO Rating
D

Applebee's CEO

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Steve Joyce Applebee's' CEO
Steve Joyce
58 /100
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Diversity at Applebee's

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D

Diverse employees at Applebee's have rated Office Culture, Environment, and Retention as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Applebee's

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C-

Women at Applebee's have rated Environment, Team, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Applebee's eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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Recommend to a Friend?

-38

Applebee's employees are -38% more likely to recommend Applebee's as a great place to work

24%Promoters
14%Passives
62%Detractors

Working at Applebee's

Working at Applebee's is rated below average by 1779 employees, across various culture dimensions. Applebee's employees rate Office Culture highest among all categories, and think that Perks And Benefits and Team have the most room for improvement, putting Applebee's’s culture in the Bottom 15% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 15% compared to other companies in Los Angeles. See below in detail how working at Applebee's was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Applebee's

D

Overall Company Culture at Applebee's is rated D

Last updated today

Bottom
15%

Applebee's ranks in the Bottom 15% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 1779 Employees

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Communications
72
Communications72
Customer Support
66
Customer Support66
Engineering
65
Engineering65
HR
64
HR64
Operations
64
Operations64
Product
61
Product61
Business Dev
60
Business Dev60
Sales
58
Sales58
Customer Success
46
Customer Success46
Marketing
42
Marketing42
IT
39
IT39

Applebee's Employee Reviews

Out of 1490 Applebee's employee reviews, 60% were positive. The remaining 40% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Applebee's improve their work culture.

60%
40%
Positive Reviews60%
Constructive Feedback40%

Positive Reviews From Applebee's Employees

  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    I think the team has a good energy with each other I think that's mostly due to the fact we all recognize the problems here
  • What is the best part about your compensation package?
    So I don't believe we are given PTO at my store
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    we mostly all can work together especially in a rush.
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Constructive Feedback From Applebee's Employees

  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    We are consistently out of items each week I have to go in to find what we're out of it's very disheartening as an employee to have to go to my tables and explain to them that we are out of multiple things every day
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Understanding their staff members more
  • What would you improve about your company's interview process?
    Explain more about the job.
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Applebee's Company Information

Applebee's Company Overview

Applebee's Services, Inc., franchises what is today the largest casual-dining chain in the world

Applebee's was founded in 1980 and its current CEO is Steve Joyce. Since its inception 46 years ago, Applebee's has grown to 49620 employees.

Applebee's Mission, Vision & Values

Applebee's Mission Statement

To make sure you're eatin' good whenever you step into an Applebee's.

Applebee's Values

  • Trust
  • Inclusion
  • Community
  • Integrity
  • Excellence
  • Innovation
  • Accountability
Applebee's Mission, Vision & Values
Headquarter450 N Brand Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 91203
United States of America
Websitewww.applebees.com
Founding Date1980
Tel6264297202
Company StatusPublic
StockDIN
Jobswww.applebees.com/en/work-with-us
Social Sites

Applebee's Competitors

Applebee's competitors include Hooters, Chili's, Dennys, and Au Bon Pain. Applebee's ranks 4th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Applebee's compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Hooters' Logo
    Hooters
    2.8/5
  2. #2
    Chili's' Logo
    Chili's
    2.6/5
  3. #3
    Dennys' Logo
    Dennys
    2.5/5
  4. #4
    Applebee's' Logo
    Applebee's
    2.6/5
  5. #5
    Au Bon Pain's Logo
    Au Bon Pain
    2.4/5
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Applebee's Employees

Applebee's has 49620 employees. 1779 employees at Applebee's have reviewed Applebee's across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was today.

Overall, the 1779 Applebee's employees give their leadership a grade of D, or Bottom 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Applebee's are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Applebee's, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Applebee's are mostly dissatisfied with their team. 1779 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D-. Less than half believe the meetings at Applebee's are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Applebee's believe the environment at Applebee's is negative. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Applebee's is comfortably fast. About 73% of the employees at Applebee's work 8 hours or less, while 10% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Applebee's are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Applebee's employees generally work 8.6 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Applebee's report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Applebee's have 0 meetings
Meetings
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64% of Applebee's employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Applebee's employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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57% of Applebee's employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Applebee's employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
58% of Applebee's employees call their work environment negative
Environment

Joining Applebee's - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Applebee's is that the company was somewhat prepared on their first day. Applebee's employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 44% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Applebee's Employee Onboarding

Applebee's KPIs and OKRs

At Applebee's 18% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Applebee's' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 34 Applebee's employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 24 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes71%
No29%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes18%
No82%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?
Applebee's KPIs & OKRs

Applebee's CEO & Leadership

Applebee's CEO - Steve Joyce

Steve Joyce Applebee's' CEO
58 /100

Steve’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Steve in the Bottom 20% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 15% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Los Angeles. Steve Joyce’s employees rank Applebee's in the Bottom 45% for Office Culture, in the Bottom 40% for Professional Development, and in the Bottom 35% for Environment. Joyce is generally unpopular with Applebee's employees, but ranks especially low with employees in the Business Development department, and by employees in the IT department and Asian or Pacific Islander employees. However, employees in the Communications department have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO. When compared to Applebee's’s competitors, Steve Joyce ranks below Hooters CEO Terrance Marks.

Applebee's Leadership

The Applebee's Executive Team is rated a “D” and led by CEO Steve Joyce, Division Vice President Bryan Marks, and Division Vice President Ryan Wright

  • Steve Joyce CEO / President

    Steve Joyce CEO / President

    Steve Joyce serves as the CEO / President of Applebee's.

  • Bryan Marks Division Vice President

    Bryan Marks serves as the Division Vice President of Applebee's.

  • Ryan Wright Division Vice President

    Ryan Wright serves as the Division Vice President of Applebee's.

  • Stephen Bulgarelli Chief Culinary Officer

    Stephen Bulgarelli serves as the Chief Culinary Officer of Applebee's.

  • Steve Levigne Vice President, Insights and Analytics

    Steve Levigne serves as the Vice President, Insights and Analytics of Applebee's.

  • Christopher Ballard Executive Area Director

    Christopher Ballard serves as the Executive Area Director of Applebee's.

  • Barry Beam Vice President of Operations

    Barry Beam serves as the Vice President of Operations of Applebee's.

  • Steve Byrd Area Director

    Steve Byrd serves as the Area Director of Applebee's.

  • Kevin Carroll Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer

    Kevin Carroll serves as the Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer of Applebee's.

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Applebee's Salaries

How much does Applebee's pay?

How much do people at Applebee's get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Applebee's is $131,392, or $63 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $135,802, or $65 per hour.

At Applebee's, the highest paid job is a General Counsel at $242,802 annually and the lowest is a Receptionist at $39,514 annually. Average Applebee's salaries by department include: Operations at $81,648, Legal at $191,361, Sales at $132,127, and HR at $117,127. Half of Applebee's salaries are above $135,802.

796 employees at Applebee's rank their Compensation in the Bottom 15% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 2369 ratings) while 760 employees at Applebee's rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 785 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Applebee's employees include job titles like Operations Manager, Project Manager, Sales Manager, and Sales Associate. Comparably data has a total of 2 salary records from Applebee's employees.

Last updated 3 days ago.

1st Percentile
$71k
$71k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$104k
$104k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$134k
$134k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$168k
$168k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$206k
$206k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$237k
$237k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$242k
$242k100th Percentile
$131,392*
Average Compensation
$135,802*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Applebee's Salaries by City

Applebee's Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Applebee's

Diverse employees at Applebee's score the company 57/100 across various culture categories, placing Applebee's in the Bottom 20% of companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Applebee's across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 74/100
Department - Communications
Men 77/100
Tenure - Over 10 Years
Diverse Employees 74/100
Department - Product

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 44/100
Department - Marketing
Men 39/100
Department - IT
Diverse Employees 47/100
Department - Customer Success
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Applebee's Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Office Perks

  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space
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Applebee's PTO

Applebee's' PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 0-10 days off a year with 86% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Applebee's' 2nd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 31% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Applebee's' benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a less than $500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time8%
Vacation Policy31%
Office Meals15%
401k Contribution38%
Childcare8%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes14%
No86%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo8%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo15%
$500 -$1000/mo15%
Less than $500/mo62%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?
Applebee's PTO Policy

Applebee's Careers

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Overview of Candidates Interested in Applebee's on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
38%
Executive
13%
Legal
13%
Finance
13%
Engineering
13%
Other
13%

Candidates By Location

Los Angeles
38%
Carleton
13%
Marietta
13%
Calexico
13%
Corona
13%
Other
13%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Applebee's

What is Applebee's address?

Applebee's location is at 450 N Brand Blvd

Who is the CEO of Applebee's?

Applebee's CEO is Steve Joyce, their score by employees is 58

What is Applebee's eNPS?

The eNPS for Applebee's is -38

What is Applebee's revenue?

Applebee's revenue is $605M

What is the salary for Principal Engineer in Applebee's?

Principal Engineer average salary in the US is 155k

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