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 40 reviews)); "Benefits good and retirement good." ((in 34 reviews)); "Excellent employment and good pay" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good work life balance while also still having good drive at work" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Long hours Triring sometimes back" ((in 6 reviews)); "Communication was difficult at times." ((in 6 reviews)); "Middle & Senior Management have no accountability." ((in 6 reviews)); "Absolutely no training programs nor documentation in place for new hires" ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management can be quick to act like you're just a number and tahtah" ((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

Compare 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

448 reviews

3.0

Aug 27, 2012

Old jet airliner that lost an engine......spiralling down slowly.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Close knit plant environment, good people, honest intentions to provide a safe work place, consistent (but very small) annual increases

Cons

US Management has no teeth, all the strings are controlled in France, salaries are average to below average for similar size companies, corporate personnel have no plant experience, 30+ plants are all different and there is no continuity among them

1.0

Aug 21, 2012

It was very very short was let go less than a year after we were purchased

Process technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There were not very many pros to working at Arkema incorporated The pay was Sub par and the benefits package was okay

Cons

The health insurance premiums constantly went up. the company refuse to invest money where needed in the plant. and the employees were treated very poorly..

1.0

Aug 7, 2012

A Giant Vampire Squid Sucking The Knowledge Out of the American Employees and Then Discarding Them

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They make it easy to leave, which is fine with them, since they're constantly downsizing.

Cons

The productive employees are used by non-productive management types and then scapegoated and terminated. The HR department is made up of clueless bean counters. The roads around KoP are a slow-moving parking lot. Office politics rule, so if you travel a lot, you have no idea what traps the slackers have set for you when you get back. After all, if someone is going to be let go, they don't want it to be them. Raises are poor and the bad employees are rewarded like the good ones. Lack of funding for new products. Lack of career development. They don't want to get your hopes up that you might actually get promoted.

Viewing 421 - 423 of 448 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Eni Spa

3.5★Compensation & Benefits

Evonik

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

ICL Group

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Arkema

Plant and HR Administrator Job

Chemical Operator Job

Production Operator Job

Arkema

Arkema reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Old jet airliner that lost an engine......spiralling down slowly.

It was very very short was let go less than a year after we were purchased

A Giant Vampire Squid Sucking The Knowledge Out of the American Employees and Then Discarding Them

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at Arkema

Arkema reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Arkema reviews FAQs

Jobs at Arkema