Does Alcon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alcon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alcon. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alcon?

67% of Alcon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alcon 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alcon?

Engineer (53) , Intern (48) , Manager (39) , Production Technician (33) , Sales Representative (33) , Production Associate (32) , Account Manager (29) , Quality Engineer (26) , Technician (22) , Customer Service Representative (21) , Project Manager (20) , Quality Assurance (20) , Analyst (19) , Director (19) , Manufacturing Engineer (18)

What are the pros of working at Alcon according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are good and offer a competitive 401k match" ((in 382 reviews)); "Alcon has a great atmospehere and people that made me feel welcomed during my internship." ((in 202 reviews)); "good pay and beniefts and climate controlled work enviroment" ((in 151 reviews)); "Incentive driven and good work life balance" ((in 117 reviews)); "Good salaries and incentives" ((in 81 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Alcon according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and wants to eliminate higher paid associates by “restructuring” or eliminating positions." ((in 141 reviews)); "The second manager I had was as clueless as they come and the last manager was terrible." ((in 43 reviews)); "That in a nutshell should tell you something about the poor leadership in the company." ((in 35 reviews)); "Upper management does not get down to the lowest level and get to know the actual 'soldiers' who do the 'dirty' jobs." ((in 25 reviews)); "Multiple layoffs and outsourcing." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alcon layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Alcon layoffs and their outlook for job security at Alcon in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Alcon locations?

Buenos Aires , Mendoza , Belén de Escobar , Don Torcuato

Alcon reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,536 total reviews)

David J Endicott

77% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Alcon has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,536 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alcon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Jan 1, 2017

Good company

Area sales managet

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture Trust of customer Strong values

Cons

Rebuilding itself for future and present

Alcon Response

9y

Thank you for your review!

1.0

Jan 1, 2017

Used to be a fantastic company!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was fortunate to work there before Novartis bought Alcon and took over. Alcon was an amazing company to work for up until then.

Cons

Novartis has made so many changes and bad decisions, I don't think Alcon will ever recover to its former glory.

Alcon Response

9y

We appreciate your opinion and feedback. Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

2.0

Dec 27, 2016

Glorious past , turbulent present, sinking future

Area manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

compensation is good , in fact too good for most levels which makes them stick even though future is uncertain. Products in some segments are still good.

Cons

Declining performance has brought the sword on head of all right from the top at junior most level . Novartis is also looking to exit and given the high valuation at which it was bought from Nestle, it is going to be tough to get a good deal with the current level of performance

Alcon Response

9y

Thank you for your review.

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