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 337 reviews)); "good pay and very safe" ((in 276 reviews)); "Flexibility and great people to work with" ((in 258 reviews)); "good and work life balance" ((in 223 reviews)); "Dow’s culture is to push employees to learn more and do more HR has a good culture" ((in 178 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 114 reviews)); "Wish they have better control on bad leadership." ((in 50 reviews)); "Some very bad managers are in positions of power." ((in 39 reviews)); "Long hours and some weird personalities" ((in 28 reviews)); "Blatant deception and favoritism" ((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.

Dow reviews

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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

2.0

Dec 12, 2012

Externally ethical, Internally political - India center

Applications development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life Balance Trainings Office layout & facilities CTC compensation

Cons

Entire career, promotions, recognition depends on whims & fancy of your supervisor Zero accountability / feedback for supervisor "Select identified Top 5%tile" have stupendous career growths @ cost of the rest 95% !! Operational cadre "Empowered" without authority - even a meagre $1 spend needs to be approved Highly fluctuating career / technology path Bottom up approach in everything... including defining goals, projects !! (except taking in any suggestions for improvement) Too many leadership changes in short spans - as low as <1yr Cross-collaborations, Innovations, Employee development, Take ownership - only buzz words in board room meetings

2.0

Jan 26, 2012

Very Flexible Job, Management Questionable

Production engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible work schedule, they allow you to take off when you need to mostly - Every other friday off work schedule - Great benefits - Large Company, so lots of potential opportunities to move around

Cons

- Management doesn't seem to make good decisions all the time - Promotions are based on who you know, not performance - If not identified as top performer early in career, could hurt career opportunities - Leadership is questionable at best - Performance review process

1.0

May 5, 2010

Watch your back

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities, Compensation and benefits, good co-workers

Cons

politics rule, performance management system results in back stabbing and forcing good people into poor performance catagories with no mercy. People are scared to take risks, constant threat of downsizing and budget cuts, yet a new country club and hotel costing millions get approved. CEO is power hungry and doesnt really care about people.

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