Dollar General outlines employee resources and benefits on corporate Our Employees page

Dollar General’s corporate "Our Employees" and Careers pages present a package of health, retirement, parental and wellness programs and state that "All employees are benefits eligible on day one!" The materials position the company’s site as a corporate-facing summary: "Dollar General’s official 'Our Employees' page is a corporate-facing summary of benefits, training, and development programs the company promotes to prospective and current workers."

The company portal and DGME employee login provide the most specific leave figures in the published excerpts. The DGME portal states that "Full- and part-time employees receive two weeks of paid parental leave, while birth mothers get eight weeks of paid leave in total," and it lists "Adoption assistance up to $4,000." The Careers page lists parental leave among "YOUR WELL-BEING" items but also repeats the standard company caveat that "Individual employee eligibility requirements may also apply."

Third-party compensation data supplements the company summaries. Payscale shows "$12.50 / hour Avg. Base Hourly Rate (USD)" and lists "Most Popular Benefits at Dollar General Corporation" with employee-reported counts updated Jan 16, 2026: "Paid Holidays / Vacation, Employees: 137" and "401(k), Employees: 135" among other items. Payscale also reproduces plan-document language: "The Dollar General Benefits Plan is summarized in this 2021 Annual Benefits Guide" and cautions that plan documents govern availability and amounts.

Dollar General’s wellness and assistance programs are described in overlapping sources with vendor contacts provided in the material. The EAP "offered through Magellan Healthcare" is described as "convenient and confidential, and it’s free to all Dollar General employees and their household members," with counseling "Up to five visits per topic per year, all for FREE" and access to "Call a professional counselor 24/7 Live Chat Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central time." Vendor phone numbers included in the excerpts are Magellan/Cafewell 1-866-234-3239, HealthEquity 1-877-596-8123 for FSAs, Disability Coverage Matrix 1-888-644-3550, Creative Worksite Solutions 1-855-933-6552 for voluntary benefits, USAble life insurance 1-800-370-5856, and Voya 1-844-299-8692 for 401(k) services.

Career development and pay-related highlights appear across the company pages. The Careers snippet lists "Zero Cost and Discount Tuition for Full-Time Employees," an "Annual Bonus Opportunity," and internship language that encourages hands-on experience and mentorship. Corporate impact numbers in the Careers material include "Donated more than $1.1 million to Feeding America and its affiliates in 2024," a "#111 Ranked #111 on the 2025 Fortune 500 List," and "Over $257 million donated to literacy programs through the Dollar General Literacy Foundation over 30+ years."

All published excerpts emphasize that the online summaries are overviews. The materials repeat legal language that "This document in no way constitutes a contract of employment" and that "In the event of any discrepancy between a Plan and the information provided on this site, the official Plan document(s) will govern." Workers seeking specifics are pointed to the DGME portal, the referenced 2021 Annual Benefits Guide and the Summary Plan Description documents for full eligibility rules and plan limits.