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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
4711
TOTAL
RATINGS
51705

The Home Depot Company Culture

The Home Depot Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
4.3/5
The Home Depot's Overall Culture is rated B+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

The Home Depot CEO

Top 25%Top 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Ted Decker The Home Depot's CEO
Ted Decker
73 /100

Diversity at The Home Depot

Top 20%Top 20% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B+

Diverse employees at The Home Depot have rated Perks And Benefits, Outlook, and Team as the highest categories they have scored

Women at The Home Depot

Top 15%Top 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A-

Women at The Home Depot have rated Outlook, Team, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

The Home Depot 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?"
Top 30%Top 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

17

The Home Depot employees are 17% more likely to recommend The Home Depot as a great place to work

48%Promoters
21%Passives
31%Detractors

Working at The Home Depot

Working at The Home Depot is rated highly by 4711 employees, across various culture dimensions. The Home Depot employees are most satisfied about Environment, CEO Rating, and Executive Team categories, putting The Home Depot’s culture in the Top 20% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 30% compared to other companies in Atlanta. See below in detail how working at The Home Depot was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at The Home Depot

B+

Overall Company Culture at The Home Depot is rated B+

Last updated 3 days ago

Top
20%

The Home Depot ranks in the Top 20% 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 4711 Employees

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HR
88
HR88
IT
83
IT83
Customer Success
78
Customer Success78
Marketing
77
Marketing77
Operations
77
Operations77
Product
77
Product77
Admin
75
Admin75
Sales
75
Sales75
Communications
73
Communications73
Engineering
73
Engineering73
Business Dev
72
Business Dev72
Customer Support
72
Customer Support72
Design
72
Design72
Legal
72
Legal72
Finance
62
Finance62

The Home Depot Employee Reviews

Out of 6492 The Home Depot employee reviews, 79% were positive. The remaining 21% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping The Home Depot improve their work culture.

79%
21%
Positive Reviews79%
Constructive Feedback21%

Positive Reviews From The Home Depot Employees

  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    Support, it is that simple.
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    When I get to go home.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    Value driven and upside down pyramid

Constructive Feedback From The Home Depot Employees

  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Better health insurance. Better dental insurance.
  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    Speak to one another. Treat each other like the customers with kindness.
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Communication, acknowledgment, participation. Leadership, compassion, fairness

The Home Depot Company Information

The Home Depot Company Overview

The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, values and rewards dedicated, knowledgeable and experienced professionals.p

The Home Depot was founded in 1978 and its current CEO is Ted Decker. Since its inception 48 years ago, The Home Depot has grown to 37100 employees.

The Home Depot Mission, Vision & Values

The Home Depot Mission Statement

To provide the highest level of service, the broadest selection of products and the most competitive prices

The Home Depot Vision Statement

To create a company that would keep alive the values that were important to us. Values like respect among all people, excellent customer service and giving back to communities and society.

The Home Depot Values

  • Taking care of our people
  • Giving back to our communities
  • Doing the right thing
  • Excellent customer service
  • Creating shareholder value
  • Building strong relationships
  • Entrepreneurial spirit
Headquarter4678 Oakleigh Manor Drive, Powder Springs, GA, USA
Atlanta, GA 30339-4024
United States of America
Websitewww.homedepot.com/
Founding Date1978
Tel+1-866-589-0690
Company StatusPublic
StockHD
Jobscareers.homedepot.com/
Social Sites

The Home Depot Competitors

The Home Depot competitors include Hajoca Corporation, HHGregg, Ace Hardware, and Walmart. The Home Depot ranks 1st in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how The Home Depot compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    The Home Depot's Logo
    The Home Depot
    4.3/5
  2. #2
    Hajoca Corporation's Logo
    Hajoca Corporation
    3.8/5
  3. #3
    HHGregg's Logo
    HHGregg
    3.4/5
  4. #4
    Ace Hardware's Logo
    Ace Hardware
    3.5/5
  5. #5
    Walmart's Logo
    Walmart
    3.0/5
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The Home Depot Employees

The Home Depot has 37100 employees. 4711 employees at The Home Depot have reviewed The Home Depot across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 3 days ago.

Overall, the 4711 The Home Depot employees give their leadership a grade of B, or Top 25% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at The Home Depot are generally satisfied with their total compensation at The Home Depot, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at The Home Depot are pleased with their team. 4711 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at The Home Depot are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at The Home Depot believe the environment at The Home Depot is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at The Home Depot is comfortably fast. About 79% of the employees at The Home Depot work 8 hours or less, while 7% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at The Home Depot are happy, 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
The Home Depot employees generally work 8.5 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at The Home Depot report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at The Home Depot have 0 meetings
Meetings
A Day in the Life
87% of The Home Depot employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
The Home Depot employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
65% of The Home Depot employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
The Home Depot employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
77% of The Home Depot employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining The Home Depot - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining The Home Depot is that the company was very prepared on their first day. The Home Depot employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 71% 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.

The Home Depot KPIs and OKRs

The Home Depot KPIs and OKRs are most clear in the Product department and Marketing department, whilst employees in Engineering and Sales departments think their goals least clear. Out of 220 The Home Depot employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 172 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes78%
No22%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes57%
No43%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

The Home Depot CEO & Leadership

Ted Decker The Home Depot's CEO
73 /100

The Home Depot CEO Awards and Recognitions

Best CEOs 2019 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs for Diversity 2019 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs for Women 2019 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs 2018 (Large Companies)
Top 5% Rated CEOs 2016

The Home Depot’s CEO Ted Decker started in this role in 2022. Ted’s approval rate is in the Top 25% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 30% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Atlanta. With a high CEO score, Ted Decker has won the Best CEOs in 2019 along with Zoom Video Communications CEO Eric Yuan and HubSpot CEO Brian Halligan. In addition, Ted has garnered Best CEOs for Diversity in 2019 specifically for Diversity, making The Home Depot’s CEO one of the top rated CEOs by diverse employees. The Home Depot’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees in the HR department, employees in the IT department, and employees in the Engineering department. However, Non-Binary employees, employees identified with Other ethnicities, and Native American employees have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to The Home Depot’s competitors, Ted Decker ranks right above Ace Hardware CEO John Venhuizen. Under Decker’s leadership, The Home Depot employee respondents are most happy about their Environment and the company’s Executive Team. Meetings and Office Culture are two areas, according to respondents, where The Home Depot could stand to see real improvement.

The Home Depot Leadership

The The Home Depot Executive Team is rated a “B” and led by CEO Ted Decker, Chief Marketing Officer and President of Online Kevin Hofmann, and Executive Vice President of Supply Chain and Product Development Mark Holifield

  • Ted Decker  CEO / President

    Ted Decker CEO / President

    Ted Decker serves as the CEO / President of The Home Depot.

  • Kevin Hofmann Chief Marketing Officer and President of Online, 2019 Best Marketing Department Leader

    Mr. Kevin Hofmann has been the Chief Marketing Officer of The Home Depot, Inc since April 2016 and has also been its... read more

  • Mark Holifield Executive Vice President of Supply Chain and Product Development

    Mr. Mark Holifield has been an Executive Vice President of Supply Chain and Product Development at The Home Depot, Inc.... read more

  • Ann-Marie Campbell Executive Vice President of US Stores

    Ms. Ann-Marie Campbell has been an Executive Vice President of US Stores at The Home Depot, Inc. since February 2016.... read more

  • Aaron Flowe President of Western Division

    Mr. Aaron Flowe has been the President of Western Division at The Home Depot, Inc., since February 2012. Mr. Flowe... read more

  • Richard V. McPhail Senior Vice President of Finance

    Mr. Richard V. McPhail serves as Senior Vice President of Finance at The Home Depot, Inc., and served as its Senior Vice... read more

  • Dwaine Kimmet Senior Vice President of Payments and Treasurer

    Mr. Dwaine Kimmet serves as Senior Vice President of Payments and Treasurer at The Home Depot, Inc. Mr. Kimmet served as... read more

  • Kevin Scott Senior Vice President of Merchandising, D??cor

    Mr. Kevin Scott serves as Senior Vice President of Merchandising, D??cor at The Home Depot, Inc. Mr. Scott is... read more

  • William G. Lennie Executive Vice President of Outside Sales and Service

    Mr. William G. Lennie, also known as Bill, has been Executive Vice President of Outside Sales and Service at The Home... read more

The Home Depot Salaries

How much does The Home Depot pay?

How much do people at The Home Depot get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at The Home Depot is $113,882, or $54 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $113,173, or $54 per hour.

At The Home Depot, the highest paid job is a Director of Engineering at $330,000 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $30,000 annually. Average The Home Depot salaries by department include: Marketing at $130,261, Operations at $103,546, Sales at $175,624, and Design at $112,040. Half of The Home Depot salaries are above $113,173.

2644 employees at The Home Depot rank their Compensation in the Top 30% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 8243 ratings) while 2585 employees at The Home Depot rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 25% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 2765 ratings).

Salaries contributed from The Home Depot employees include job titles like Principal Engineer, Engineering Manager, Senior Developer, and Jr Developer. Comparably data has a total of 47 salary records from The Home Depot employees.

Last updated a month ago.

1st Percentile
$57k
$57k1st Percentile
20th Percentile
$85k
$85k20th Percentile
40th Percentile
$110k
$110k40th Percentile
60th Percentile
$244k
$244k60th Percentile
80th Percentile
$330k
$330k80th Percentile
100th Percentile
$507k
$507k100th Percentile
$113,882*
Average Compensation
$113,173*
Median Compensation

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

The Home Depot Salaries by City

The Home Depot Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at The Home Depot

Diverse employees at The Home Depot score the company 73/100 across various culture categories, placing The Home Depot in the Top 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 The Home Depot across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 88/100
Department - HR
Men 88/100
Department - HR
Diverse Employees 88/100
Department - IT

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 62/100
Department - Business Development
Men 52/100
Department - Admin
Diverse Employees 49/100
Department - Admin

The Home Depot Perks & Benefits

Paid Time Off

  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Home Depot PTO

The Home Depot's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 0-10 days off a year with 82% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is The Home Depot's 2nd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 31% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. The Home Depot's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a less than $500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time19%
Vacation Policy31%
Office Meals4%
401k Contribution44%
Childcare2%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes18%
No82%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo16%
$1500 - $2500/mo13%
$1000 -$1500/mo18%
$500 -$1000/mo21%
Less than $500/mo32%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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H1B Visa

In 2019, The Home Depot applied for 260 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 98% were approved.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at The Home Depot unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

The Home Depot has a total of 37100 employees

260
Total Applied
  • 98% Granted (255 out of 260)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 260)
  • 2% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (5 out of 260)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 260)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let The Home Depot Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in The Home Depot on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
35%
Customer Support
14%
Sales
8%
Operations
8%
Engineering
7%
Other
28%

Candidates By Location

Atlanta
21%
Akron
4%
Los Angeles
3%
Chicago
2%
Austin
2%
Other
68%

The Home Depot Internship Program

Acquiring a position in The Home Depot's Internship Program is generally not difficult. Why intern at The Home Depot? Employees are very happy at The Home Depot and rate their office perks as good. It’s summer, interning should not be only a learning experience, but also an enjoyable one. The Home Depot employees say they’re never bored at work. Additionally, 64% have developed close friendships with their co-workers.

How difficult is it to get an internship at The Home Depot?

Engineering
Product
Marketing
Operations
Customer Support
IT
Sales
Very Difficult25%
Somewhat Difficult25%
Not Difficult25%
Difficult25%
Does Not Offer Internships0%
Answered by 4 Engineering Interns
Very Difficult11%
Somewhat Difficult22%
Not Difficult22%
Difficult12%
Does Not Offer Internships33%
Answered by 9 Product Interns
Very Difficult0%
Somewhat Difficult67%
Not Difficult0%
Difficult0%
Does Not Offer Internships33%
Answered by 3 Marketing Interns
Very Difficult5%
Somewhat Difficult13%
Not Difficult27%
Difficult0%
Does Not Offer Internships55%
Answered by 22 Operations Interns
Very Difficult9%
Somewhat Difficult9%
Not Difficult55%
Difficult0%
Does Not Offer Internships27%
Answered by 11 Customer Support Interns
Very Difficult0%
Somewhat Difficult67%
Not Difficult33%
Difficult0%
Does Not Offer Internships0%
Answered by 3 IT Interns
Very Difficult10%
Somewhat Difficult21%
Not Difficult33%
Difficult3%
Does Not Offer Internships33%
Answered by 39 Sales Interns

Frequently Asked Questions regarding The Home Depot

What is The Home Depot address?

The Home Depot location is at 4678 Oakleigh Manor Drive, Powder Springs, GA, USA

Who is the CEO of The Home Depot?

The Home Depot CEO is Ted Decker, their score by employees is 73

What is The Home Depot eNPS?

The eNPS for The Home Depot is 17

What is The Home Depot revenue?

The Home Depot revenue is $95B

What is the salary for Engineering Manager in The Home Depot?

Engineering Manager average salary in the US is 137k

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