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 353 reviews)); "good pay and very safe" ((in 287 reviews)); "Flexibility and great people to work with" ((in 256 reviews)); "good and work life balance" ((in 225 reviews)); "Dow’s culture is to push employees to learn more and do more HR has a good culture" ((in 172 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 105 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management" ((in 56 reviews)); "Some very bad managers are in positions of power." ((in 38 reviews)); "Long hours and swing shift" ((in 28 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 21 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

4.0

Jan 5, 2009

Dow, you could do worse.

Technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dow does a really good job about promoting work-life balance. Dow's compensation package is good in the area for technologists.

Cons

Uncertainty of the future. Dow also has the tendancy to cut jobs at the slightest provocation in the economy.

3.0

Oct 29, 2008

OK company to work for.

Senior env. specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dow offers a satisfactory total compensation package. Dow is a large company, operating in many locations and geographies. The benefits are good, and human resources department calibrates our total benefits package every year in an attempt to ensure that the total package is competitive.

Cons

However, although the company operates in numerous countries and geographies, the advancement opportunities are few. Also, some employees are insecure, or perhaps overly concerned about their job security. Dow cn also be rather short term in their thinking, as exemplified by the current and austere financial budget for the remainder of 2008 and in to 2009.

4.0

Oct 27, 2008

Summer Intern - Good Experience

Summer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I worked as a summer intern for Dow Chemical and it was a very good experience. My major is chemical engineering and they placed me with an improvement engineering group in Midland Michigan. The supervisors definately take the time to develop you professionally and provide projects with meaningful assignments, reasonable obstacles, and achieveable goals. The people here are very friendly (from the management down to the operators) and you will definately be able to contribute.

Cons

It's in Michigan or Texas (rarely California for interns) Much of the plant is old, with little opportunity to make big technological improvements. Good for people looking to settle down or start a long career in one firm, but not great for young people looking to take large amounts of responsiblities.

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