Does Fortescue pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fortescue employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fortescue. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fortescue?

63% of Fortescue employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fortescue 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fortescue?

Engineer (21) , Manager (12) , Vacation Student (11) , Mechanical Engineer (10) , Mining Engineer (10) , Geologist (8) , Project Geologist (6) , Project Manager (6) , Reliability Engineer (6) , Accountant (5) , Analyst (5) , Principal (5) , Project Engineer (5) , Technician (5) , Electrician (4)

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

"Good pay and conditions in office" ((in 44 reviews)); "Good people and very friendly" ((in 42 reviews)); "Good culture, empowers the people" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good salary (and nothing else)" ((in 19 reviews)); "My team is great." ((in 18 reviews))

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

"bad managers, no oversight of managers, no direction" ((in 9 reviews)); "The job security is not great." ((in 6 reviews)); "Chaotic, changing prorities, poor leadership" ((in 6 reviews)); "Nepotism is present in some departments" ((in 3 reviews)); "Lean budgets meant lean staff and training." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fortescue layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(404 total reviews)

Neville Power

56% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (404 reviews)

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Fortescue has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 404 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fortescue employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

404 reviews

4.0

Aug 31, 2022

Great place to work

Principal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture and values. Interesting work. Intelligent colleagues and leaders

Cons

Pace. Extremely pressurised environment to deliver quickly

5.0

Aug 31, 2022

Great company

Mining engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best place to work for ever and ever

Cons

Nothing to complain about at all

4.0

Aug 17, 2022

Chef

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent team culture within exploration team , eveey year gets better and better

Cons

Working away from home is the only con

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