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 37 reviews)); "Good salary (and nothing else)" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good culture, empowers the people" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good team and like to work with casue of support" ((in 21 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 7 reviews)); "Chaotic, changing prorities, poor leadership" ((in 6 reviews)); "Bad management, lack of training" ((in 4 reviews)); "Long hours and long shifts" ((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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Reviews by job title

402 reviews

1.0

Jul 28, 2025

Terrible company

Project manager - energy

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team to work with. A terrible management fosters great teams to build and support each other

Cons

Micro management, inexperienced CEO, puppets of Dr Forrest. HR is useless. No checks and balances in place. Toxic culture. Lot of brown nosing.

3.0

Jul 25, 2025

Company with opportunities but with job instability

Principal data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to develop new projects, ambitious company.

Cons

Company goes very often through restructure creating job insecurity.

3.0

Jul 24, 2025

Good people chaotic work

Environmental principal, chief engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting projects, good people, lots to do

Cons

Chaotic, changing prorities, poor leadership

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