Does Arkema pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arkema employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arkema. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arkema?

81% of Arkema employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arkema 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arkema?

Intern (15) , Process Engineer (15) , Engineer (14) , Line Cook (11) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (9) , Estagiário (8) , Ingénieur (8) , Technician (8) , opérateur de production (8) , Analista (7) , Business Manager (7) , Chemical Operator (7) , Chemist (7) , Customer Service Representative (7) , Stagiaire (7)

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

"Good People to work with" ((in 39 reviews)); "Benefits good and retirement good." ((in 39 reviews)); "Good pay and nice benecitd" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good work life balance while also still having good drive at work" ((in 13 reviews)); "My colleagues were friendly, but that was the only positive aspect." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Absolutely no training programs nor documentation in place for new hires" ((in 7 reviews)); "Aucun esprit d’équipe, absence de communication et de bienveillance, aucune valorisation du travail, absence d’autonomie et d’évolution, méthodes de management et de formation étonnantes… expérience globalement difficile et connue comme telle (démissions successives)." ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management can be quick to act like you're just a number and tahtah" ((in 6 reviews)); "Middle & Senior Management have no accountability." ((in 6 reviews)); "Long hours Triring sometimes back" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arkema layoffs in 2026?

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

Arkema reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(448 total reviews)

Thierry Le Hénaff

87% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Arkema has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 448 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Arkema employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

448 reviews

1.0

Apr 23, 2015

Each day becomes a little worse then the say before

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary, decent benefits, intelligent and friendly peers, opportunity to travel and become a part of a global organizations

Cons

Lack of training, All decision are made out of France, US management only cares about themselves, promotions are not based on performance, they are simply based on politics. You get a solid feeling that no one cares about you or your health and that you are only a number.

4.0

Apr 18, 2015

Great career learning and working on all levels of taks

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Small company environment, work closely with all levels of staff from Plant Manager to Operators. Get to learn a variety of skills due to the number of products that are made.

Cons

Since being purchased by Arkema Inc, corporate groups all push down their agenda at the same time, making life a little difficult trying to handle all the tasks. Arkema is filled with people with their own agenda trying to get their name on something and then moving on. Sartomer is a specialty chemical company that is batch run, a lot of details make the product what it is. Arkema management do not understand this level and are constantly making knee jerk decisions.

1.0

Mar 13, 2015

Good people, terrible company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the people are wonderful here

Cons

The company does not value it's greatest asset; it's people.

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