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 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

(3,431 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 3,431 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

3.0

Mar 14, 2013

go and deliver mail and boxes and stuff

Mail handler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

get paid for stuff like doing things, and carrying boxes and mail to people and then picking up stuff and taking it to other places

Cons

no benefits when you're a contractor, so make sure you don't get sick.. that's the only thing i forgot so dont' do that

5.0

Feb 11, 2013

Plenty of career opportunities; good pay & ben; business cyclicality makes things challenging

Human resources director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dow is a 'promote from within' company that offers a variety of career opportunities. My experience (compared to colleagues at other large companies) has been that you get more responsibility earlier in your career here. Total pay and benefits (salary, bonus, pension, 401, stock purchase plan, vacation days) is very strong. Commute to work is incredibly short, which adds family time (since Dow is not located in large urban areas). Strong safety culture. Sustainability highly valued.

Cons

Business cyclicality has resulted in frequent strict spending constraints, often leading to workforce downsizing. Dow locations typically not near urban centers, so not too close to large city amenities (pro sports venues, 5* dining, trendy shopping). Culture can be a little too "Mid-west nice," where confronting poor performance (particularly at the director and executive level) does not happen.

4.0

May 4, 2012

Dow is a great company to work for

Global compensation analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dow is flexible, the operating disciplines are well written. There are many tools to help any employee do their job successfully.

Cons

Away from team soI don't interface with my team much. Leaders tend to forget forget that I exist unless an issue occurs

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