Does Henkel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Henkel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Henkel. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Henkel?

90% of Henkel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Henkel 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Henkel?

Intern (331) , Internship (210) , Manager (123) , Brand Manager (85) , Estagiário (80) , Marketing (71) , Marketing Intern (67) , Sales Manager (62) , Key Account Manager (55) , Project Manager (47) , Assistant Brand Manager (44) , Supply Planner (44) , Sales Representative (43) , Analyst (42) , Purchasing Manager (41)

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

"Good benefits and there are many tools that the company provides" ((in 432 reviews)); "The people were great and were always willing to help me out with anything I needed and provide advice on a daily basis." ((in 380 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 239 reviews)); "great company and colleagues" ((in 220 reviews)); "Super teams Great Know" ((in 216 reviews))

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

"For the lowest managerial levels salaries are low and the workload is huge." ((in 208 reviews)); "Poor management and not respecting for other" ((in 155 reviews)); "Poor Management and Leadership." ((in 49 reviews)); "Some mid managers expressed being extremely stressed reporting numbers in meetings to the always unhappy upper management." ((in 25 reviews)); "Agreement/promises an not kept by senior management." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Henkel layoffs in 2026?

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

Henkel reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,172 total reviews)

Carsten Knobel

94% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

Henkel has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,172 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Henkel employee rating is 27% above average for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews

1.0

Aug 19, 2019

Worst Company to work for - Madison Heights MI location

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No good reasons expect for free lunches and average benefits

Cons

Henkel is a German company. It is huge and may be other locations are great but not the madison heights MI. Initially I was very excited to see the career opportunities but it didn't lead me anywhere. Whoever is looking for visa and immigration related stuff, people please talk to the HR upfront before accepting job offer. Ask them to provide everything in writing. They ll say they will look into it and keep pushing and at the end gives you worst performance review. There are too many organizational changes too often, nobody knows who is working for who. Germany will make all the decisions. 70% are OLD PEOPLE with old school mentality and they don't encourage young people to explore and grow. Sales dept is the only driver who influences and make decisions. Engineers are lab technicians and they never hired more technicians. Super shorthanded. Hiring process is super slow. THE HR is WASTE, WORTHLESS. She sits in a different location and does NOTHINGGGGG...... Very disappointing.... Every project is rush and everything is urgent and at the last minute. Very crazy work environment with lack of planning.

1.0

Aug 15, 2019

Culture is extremely tough to navigate even for the most seasoned professional

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had the opportunity to work with extremely smart and talented co-workers.

Cons

Long working hours, no consideration to add headcount no matter how big the company grows, no recognition, tough culture, work-life balance is non-existent, behind the times with systems. Managers and senior leadership are disrespectful and boorish to employees and do not care about employees well being, they only care if the work is getting done no matter at what cost. Not having up to date systems, made all the work extremely manual.

Henkel Response

6y

We’re sad to hear you don't look back positively on your time with Henkel. However, we’re pleased that you at least enjoyed working with your colleagues. We greatly appreciate our talented and dedicated workforce; whose commitment and endeavor help make Henkel such an innovative and exciting place to work. It goes without saying that we value the outstanding commitment of each individual employee appreciate that they bring their talents to Henkel every day too. If you have specific points you would like to raise in this regard, we encourage you to reach out to your former contact in the HR department. Best regards, Your Henkel Team

2.0

Aug 12, 2019

They take all they can from you

Usemployee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

401k is good.

Cons

We haven’t had a decent raise since Henkel bought the company. The raises we do get, don’t even cover the cost of living. They have an incentive bonus plan, but it rigged in the company’s favor. Every year they add ridiculous milestones, most of which we have no control over. They understaffed our plant, but they expect the rest of us to pick the extra work.

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