Does Dow pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dow employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dow. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dow?

72% of Dow employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dow 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 Dow?

Engineer (69) , Process Operator (66) , Estagiário (65) , Customer Service Representative (63) , Intern (61) , Account Manager (60) , Production Engineer (59) , Process Engineer (39) , Research Scientist (38) , Maintenance Engineer (36) , Operator (34) , Improvement Engineer (33) , Internship (30) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (28) , Mechanical Engineer (28)

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

"I thought benefits are good but now that I'm in a new companay I realized that Dow is nowhere close to other Oil/Chemical companies." ((in 348 reviews)); "good pay and very safe" ((in 275 reviews)); "Flexibility and great people to work with" ((in 253 reviews)); "good and work life balance" ((in 227 reviews)); "Dow’s culture is to push employees to learn more and do more HR has a good culture" ((in 173 reviews))

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

"Management in this area is poor and biased on personal opinion and not merit." ((in 110 reviews)); "Wish they have better control on bad leadership." ((in 54 reviews)); "Some very bad managers are in positions of power." ((in 39 reviews)); "Long hours and some weird personalities" ((in 29 reviews)); "If you can get lucky and avoid the favoritism, you may say there are no cons besides the few choices for food options." ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dow layoffs in 2026?

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

Dow reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,433 total reviews)

Jim Fitterling

65% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Dow has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,433 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dow 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

3K reviews

5.0

Jun 28, 2011

Large company, variety of I/S projects large and small, high proportion of IT staff comes from major consulting firms.

Information systems

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Top in its industry Acquires other companies that match its strategic growth objectives Excellent employee stock purchase plan Good overall benefits Salaries competitive with industry and within IT Good growth/development opportunities

Cons

Large projects are have tight timelines, tight budgets and less than desirable staffing for the workload Medical benefits are good - monthly cost low for employees, but as with most companies, each year requiring higher co-pays, out-of-pocket and prescription costs

4.0

Jun 21, 2011

Great place to work, decent pay

Run plant engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well organized. Great people. Great training programs.

Cons

Lots of beauracracy type paperwork and red tape. But it comes with any big company. They don't pay the most and will tell you straight up.

4.0

Jun 21, 2011

Performance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The performance is excellent in terms of safety, employee satisfaction, carrer growth and compensation and benefits. The

Cons

the work load is too much beyond the expectation of an employee.

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