Does Panalpina pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Panalpina employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Panalpina. This rating has improved by 13% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Panalpina?

58% of Panalpina employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Panalpina 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Panalpina?

Manager (10) , Administrative Assistant (8) , Customer Service (8) , General Manager (7) , Air Export Agent (6) , Ocean Export Agent (6) , Project Manager (6) , Project Coordinator (5) , Sales (5) , Analista De Logística (4) , Analista De Logística Júnior (4) , Customer Service Representative (4) , Logistics Coordinator (4) , Vice President (4) , Account Manager (3)

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

"Worked with some great people where you felt part of something Benefits were very competitive" ((in 29 reviews)); "Good Benefit and nice company" ((in 24 reviews)); "Colleagues were friendly and helpful." ((in 19 reviews)); "Good working environment and people." ((in 14 reviews)); "Good work life balance for family" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Poor management to much Human Resources at the facilty at least once a month." ((in 42 reviews)); "low salary and no pay rise" ((in 15 reviews)); "Leadership is a closed group of European men, most now from other forwarders." ((in 9 reviews)); "No training you either sink or swim... systems are prehistoric." ((in 8 reviews)); "European managers in a US Market seems to be more the norm." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Panalpina layoffs in 2026?

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

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Panalpina reviews

3.8

58% would recommend to a friend

(487 total reviews)

Jens Bjørn Andersen

63% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

Panalpina has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 487 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Panalpina employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

487 reviews

3.0

Jul 22, 2015

Top freight forwarder

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global, established company, comparable health benefits, environmentally aware, more options for career path if willing to relocate

Cons

Typical forwarding environment, little work life balance, need formalized training plans for operations, more regard for bottom line than for its employees, IT systems behind competition, makes changes for sake of change instead of for sound reason

2.0

Jul 2, 2015

Panalpina

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people working in the company.

Cons

Management inconsistency. Unfair compensation. No real growth opportunity if you are not European or have enormous networking with higher management.

2.0

Jun 26, 2015

Getting worse

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global company, it is a strong airfreight forwarder in business for many years but used to be stronger before it became public

Cons

Unstable management, very political, high turnover of staff particularly recently, conflicts at top management, K&N is taking over

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