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.

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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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3K reviews

5.0

Oct 13, 2008

I had a terrific experience working for Dow Chemical.

Run plant engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pay was great! Experienced engineers helped younger engineers. Dow offered lots of training to everybody. I always felt my plant managers were monitoring my career growth.

Cons

In order to meet budgets, repair of equipment was often delayed. As a result, Plant A in Freeport is in disrepair.

4.0

Jun 11, 2008

An intern's limited opinion

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large organization with many opportunities A large international presence The benefits for employees are good and it seems as if everyone in generally friendly and outgoing Salaries are competitive The work days are flexible and basically can be formed around an employee’s home and family commitments within reason The CEO keeps a Blog which is just cool to read

Cons

Bureaucracy is always intertwined in such large organizations Some methodologies are dated and could use revision although as a whole I believe Dow is trying to move to a more progressive/innovative stance within the industry Most of its products are adversely affected by the commodities market which may add volatility to employment status

5.0

Jan 23, 2015

Dow

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work at.

Cons

Can not retain employees as well.

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