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 438 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 371 reviews)); "Culture is great and inclusive" ((in 366 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 251 reviews)); "Super teams Great Know" ((in 227 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 150 reviews)); "Slovaks managers don't know how to manage people" ((in 74 reviews)); "Poor Management and Leadership." ((in 50 reviews)); "Not always flexible working hours" ((in 36 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

(5,168 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 5,168 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

Jun 5, 2020

Toxic working environment

Purchasing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good compensations and medical benefits - Friendly colleagues

Cons

- Toxic environment instilled by one of the top leaders of Henkel Singapore / Corporate purchasing - People management based on favoritism - Inappropriate behavior (reported to HR by several employees) - Poor leadership - Fear-based micromanagement

Henkel Response

5y

Thank you for sharing your experience with us and we are sorry to learn about your individual experience at Henkel. As we strive to create a workplace environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork, we would welcome the opportunity to continue this exchange offline. Best Regards, Your Henkel Team

1.0

Feb 25, 2017

Don't waste your MBA here. Henkel wants you to have an MBA, just not use it.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, decent pay, delicious cafeteria food. Flexible work hours for some (a few bad managers are clock watchers and heavily monitor their employees comings and goings).

Cons

No opportunities for training, development, or career growth. All opportunities are in Dusseldorf, Germany. Ridiculous Forced Ranking practice for annual reviews - yes, that practice you studied in Grad School that everyone learned is a terrible idea.

4.0

Nov 18, 2015

Assistant Brand Manager

Assistant brand manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If your dream career path is in Marketing, particularly managing national and global brands then Henkel is one of the best starting points you can find. The level of experience you can gain here is amazing. Also, they have a suite in the Phoenix Arena, where you can get tickets to concerts and sporting events.

Cons

Be prepared for many 12-15 hour days working on tasks that have no value add to your business. This is a German company, and they have frequent requests for internal information which takes away from your ability to work on what you need to do to improve your brands position. Also, while there is office politics in every business that you go to, this place is pretty bad. Promotions and other opportunities are provided to those that play the political games, more than your performance on improving your brands top line or bottom line outcome.

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