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) , Electrician (4) , Hydrogeologist (4)

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

"Good pay and conditions in office" ((in 45 reviews)); "Good people and very friendly" ((in 38 reviews)); "Good salary (and nothing else)" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good culture, empowers the people" ((in 25 reviews)); "My team is great." ((in 17 reviews))

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

"bad managers, no oversight of managers, no direction" ((in 8 reviews)); "No job security and a toxic work culture." ((in 8 reviews)); "Chaotic, changing prorities, poor leadership" ((in 6 reviews)); "Long hours and long shifts" ((in 4 reviews)); "Toxic work culture" ((in 4 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

(402 total reviews)

Neville Power

56% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Fortescue has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 402 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).

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402 reviews

5.0

Jul 16, 2020

Great company to work for. No longer the “New Force in Iron Ore”, definitely one of the best Iron miners to work for.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Training 2. Pay 3. Flexible work conditions 4. Bonus & benefits 5. They take care of you really

Cons

Quality of management in some cases leaves a lot to be desired. This seems to be getting better though.

4.0

Apr 12, 2020

One of the big iron ore miners

Planning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company Competitive salary 5 year long service leave entitlements Some good people

Cons

Very frequent restructure, redundancies, management changes beginning 2012 Some bad people (really depends on your luck and the department) Some micro-managerial type people Managers who are more caught up with ensuring their team is filled rather than career development of their staff

3.0

Mar 8, 2020

Good salary and benefits, but not many opportunities for career development

Geologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good salary. Excellent work/life balance. I always worked on a 8/6 roster and never had any reason to complain for flights and accommodation arrangements. Rosters and shifts were perfectly organised. My daily work routine always was well set up . I never had to work on time off and I have never been asked to do overtime. The perfect job for settling down and enjoy life.

Cons

Very cliquey environment. Lot of internal politics with promotions being given to mates rather than competent people. Silos culture and bully attitude at times. Not many career development opportunities, owing to the nature of the business also. The work is very repetitive in every business unit, and the learning curve flattens real quick. The daily workflow is occupied by routine tasks. The repetitiveness of the tasks make the job easy but boring, ideal if you want to settle down with no stress but definitely not challenging. Stay for no longer than a few years if you are pursuing a professional career.

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