Does Ecolab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ecolab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ecolab. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ecolab?

66% of Ecolab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ecolab 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ecolab?

Territory Manager (299) , Territory Representative (147) , Account Manager (123) , Service Specialist (86) , District Manager (81) , Pest Control Technician (80) , Financial Analyst (63) , Route Sales Manager (53) , District Representative (52) , Customer Service Representative (48) , Sales Representative (48) , Territory Sales Manager (48) , Corporate Account Manager (45) , Territory Sales Representative (44) , Intern (43)

What are the pros of working at Ecolab according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are good and the work schedule is fairly flexible." ((in 449 reviews)); "People are great and helpful for the most part." ((in 273 reviews)); "The pay was good but could use more insenitives to better help the employees and the Company as a whole." ((in 258 reviews)); "Great culture and not overly corporate" ((in 209 reviews)); "Distribution side was nice and the team is great." ((in 79 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ecolab according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and over work" ((in 256 reviews)); "If you start without experience and a low salary you will never realy achieve a substantial income." ((in 115 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends." ((in 97 reviews)); "Entitled kids in apprenticeship program lead to them becoming bad managers" ((in 94 reviews)); "get thrown into certain things with no training making it hard to help the customer." ((in 88 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ecolab layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ecolab layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ecolab in 2026.

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3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,079 total reviews)

Christophe Beck

74% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Ecolab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,079 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ecolab 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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5.0

Oct 20, 2008

Ecolab.... One Way, One Price, One Person left standing.

Food safety sanitarian

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Compensation is great, Having a Flex Schedule, 401k is awesome, Solid Company, Low turn overs, No lay offs, Always a demand for this market.

Cons

Long hours, Mgmt is good ole boys club, Recognition not always there and others who are less capable will be promoted not all based on performance. Old fashioned mgmt style with hot shots holding it together. While family life balance was great when I first started the wetting has definitly change to an all numbers game.

4.0

Sep 20, 2008

Solid Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ecolab is a growth company with a long history of solid stock performance. There is a good management team in place and there is opportunity to grow if you perform well. Ecolab is also a global company and international is the fastest growing area of the company.

Cons

The training program is improving but in large part one's success in the past has been dependent upon on the job training and those who excelled moved up in the organization. There have been great strides in this area recently but there is still room for improvement. Anybody looking to join the company should negotiate a high salary coming in as annual salary increases do occur but I feel that certain positions in the company aren't as well compensated as they should be in comparison to the market.

2.0

Sep 16, 2008

Ecolab is .. err ok, at best!

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

It is a safe company to work for. They dont take risks and do anything to avoid losses. Employees dont feel empowered and their hiring practices are very questionable.

Cons

The culture is so 1970's! They rely on a couple of hot shots to deliver without concentrating on the rest of the team. The company does not pay well to entry level employees or non MBAs. There are hardly any support groups within the company and HR is absolutely horrible. A good example would be that they JUST established a HR diversity team!

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