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 (62) , 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 340 reviews)); "good pay and very safe" ((in 283 reviews)); "Flexibility and great people to work with" ((in 261 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 167 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 107 reviews)); "Wish they have better control on bad leadership." ((in 53 reviews)); "Managers have chosen to no longer hold employees accountable." ((in 36 reviews)); "Long hours and some weird personalities" ((in 31 reviews)); "Exec favoritism is rampant." ((in 19 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

(3,432 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 3,432 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

2.0

Jun 30, 2010

Likes to think it's respecting "The Human Element" but falls short from that goal.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Up-to-date technology and innovative ideas. Competivie salary and benefits. Merit based bonus encourages employees to take ownership of their responsibilities. Great location.

Cons

Management is completely inaccessible due to their work overload. Due to the acquisition of Rohm and Haas there is no organizational structure. New employees (and even most of the senior staff) don't know who to go to when questions arise regarding supply chain, technical data, etc. Dow does not live up to their slogan "The Human Element". The bottom end of the pyramid is being ignored.

3.0

Jun 22, 2010

Unaccountable management culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong name on resume; high caliber of coworkers; very appealing growth story post ROH acquisition. Management has the ability to get the Street to focus on their message.

Cons

Location of corporate HQ in Michigan holds the company back; DOW = "Do it Our Way" rings true more often than not. If you want to do well here, you have to drink the Kool Aid.

4.0

May 27, 2010

Good place to learning field experience

Engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great resource accessible. Flex work schedule and focus on work-life balance. Respect employess and embrace career development. Provide good employee benefits.

Cons

Too much politics involved. lower compensation compared to the industry. Few external learning opportunities. Spend too much time on reviews and documentation.

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