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.

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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

4.0

Nov 30, 2015

Good Career Opportunities

Maintenance engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dow has a good focus on career development and is very proactive in helping their engineers fulfill their career goals.

Cons

As with any plant, there will be times when you will need to come to work after normal working hours.

2.0

Oct 30, 2015

Overall Review

Operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some really good people, good pay, good benefits. A very diverse work force and variety of backgrounds. Many different schedules and shifts to chose from.

Cons

Bad management, job is boring, no room for advancement unless you have an engineering degree. Only way to get in is through temporary employment which may or may not lead to full-time employment.

2.0

Oct 21, 2015

Too many group decisions made by green new employees

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I worked in R&D and it was fun working with prototype and experimental projects.

Cons

They are trying to push 6 Sigma philosophy down everyone's throat to the point you can't even make rudimentary decision without a group agreeing to it. Problem is, some occasions it's like having 6 janitors make engineering decisions.

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