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 42 reviews)); "Good people and very friendly" ((in 41 reviews)); "Good salary (and nothing else)" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good culture, empowers the people" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great team who really wanted to make a difference" ((in 20 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)); "not a lot of job security" ((in 6 reviews)); "Chaotic, changing prorities, poor leadership" ((in 6 reviews)); "Bad management, lack of training" ((in 5 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

(404 total reviews)

Neville Power

56% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

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

May 8, 2023

Hard work

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting projects, decent salary, diverse teams.

Cons

Long hours unpaid overtime, stressful

3.0

May 2, 2023

Turnover non-stop

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting projects Learning new things every day

Cons

Lack of direction from leadership Constant turnover

2.0

Apr 17, 2023

wouldn't recommend it

Senior resource geologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

profitable company with long term assets some good people

Cons

poor culture technical managers not people managers

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