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 350 reviews)); "good pay and very safe" ((in 280 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable" ((in 243 reviews)); "good and work life balance" ((in 222 reviews)); "Dow’s culture is to push employees to learn more and do more HR has a good culture" ((in 175 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 98 reviews)); "Wish they have better control on bad leadership." ((in 51 reviews)); "Some very bad managers are in positions of power." ((in 38 reviews)); "Long hours and swing shift" ((in 31 reviews)); "Full of favoritism, credit given to useless employees and no one there cares about each other or the facility." ((in 22 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.

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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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3K reviews

2.0

Apr 17, 2011

Working on 112 things at one time, but it's never good enough

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You learn alot about a diverse set of engineering skills.

Cons

Not enough resources (aka understaffed), and underpayed.

5.0

Apr 5, 2011

Overall a good place

College co-op

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Room for growth and good management

Cons

BPSC has no room for growth

3.0

Apr 4, 2011

Promising business growth, but difficult times for IT and Functions

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diversified portfolio which promises business growth and earnings potential. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Good Bonus payouts recently

Cons

Negative overall feedback from employee surveys. Inability to execute on transformation & IT projects. Lacks alignment and prioritization of different initiatives. Do not have skilled resources for the initiatives going on. Work processes complex and not understood. Many old timers are ego centric, inflexible and lack practicality. Working with incompetent consulting resources/org. Losing valued employees, low morale. Overwhelming and mind numbing project management methodology and deliverables.

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