How Much Does Home Depot Pay? Hourly Wages by Role

A Home Depot store is several jobs under one roof: sales floor associates, cashiers, lot and cart workers, overnight stockers, department supervisors and specialists in areas like flooring or the Pro desk. Each of those jobs has its own pay level, and each store sets rates against its local market.

Because of that, no single number answers the question. This page gives the average that employees report, shows how the reports differ by title, and adds national and state benchmarks for similar store work. Home Depot does not publish a current companywide hourly range that this page can cite, so the job posting is the place to confirm any real offer.

Payscale's employee-reported average for Home Depot is $17.54/hr. The reported averages across job titles run from $14.15/hr to $23.41/hr. That is a spread, not a promise: your start rate depends on the role, the store and sometimes the shift.

The number is self-reported. People choose to submit their pay, and some of those reports come from outside the store floor, such as delivery or service technician jobs. Use it as a rough midpoint, not a store wage.

What the lowest reported title earns

The lowest-paid hourly title in the Payscale data is Parking Lot Attendant, at $14.54/hr. That is below the national median for cashiers across all employers, which appears in the benchmarks below. Lot and cart work is physical and outdoors, so the title shows how entry-level pay looks at the bottom of the scale rather than what most associates earn.

To judge whether a Home Depot offer is reasonable, compare it with what the whole market pays for similar work. These medians come from the BLS and cover every U.S. employer in each occupation.

Stockers and order fillers are the closest match for overnight and receiving work. First-line supervisors of retail workers are the closest match for a department supervisor role. Retail salespersons, the occupation behind most sales floor jobs, have a national median of $17.03/hr.

Home improvement stores operate in every region, so state differences matter. The table shows what cashiers earn across all employers in four states, which reflects the local pay level a store has to compete with.

The gap between Texas and California is large. A store in a higher-paying state is likely to post a higher rate for the same job, though the company does not publish a state list.

• Department. Specialized sales roles, such as those that require product knowledge or certifications, may start higher than general floor roles.
• Shift. Overnight and early shifts sometimes carry different pay, so ask.
• Experience. Trade or contractor experience can help in Pro and tool-heavy departments.
• Market. Stores in expensive metro areas typically post higher rates than stores in smaller towns.

None of these guarantees a number. They are the questions to ask the recruiter when you compare offers.

Search the careers site for your city and open a posting for the exact role. Many postings list an hourly figure or range for that location. Check more than one nearby store, because rates can differ. When you interview, confirm the rate, the expected weekly hours and when the first review happens.