Does Peabody pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Peabody employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Peabody. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Peabody?

74% of Peabody employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Peabody 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Peabody?

Director (11) , Engineer (9) , Manager (6) , Production Technician (5) , Accountant (4) , Production Manager (4) , Production Operator (4) , Heavy Equipment Operator (3) , Mechanic (3) , Mining Engineer (3) , Procurement Analyst (3) , Production Supervisor (3) , Senior Manager (3) , Supervisor (3) , Coal Miner (2)

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

"the pay is good for the work" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great people and management team" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good benefits and time off" ((in 24 reviews)); "most employees generally care about the company and ensuring its success." ((in 6 reviews)); "decent salary and bonus." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Some cons associated with working for Peabody Energy are the constant layoffs due to the economic instability within the industry." ((in 7 reviews)); "Less opportunities to move within the company" ((in 5 reviews)); "Lean staffing system, busy managers" ((in 4 reviews)); "Long hours, night shifts, rough on body bouncing around in equipment breathing dust." ((in 4 reviews)); "Upper Management doesn't care about the abuses hourly help puts up with by middle management!" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Peabody layoffs in 2026?

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

Peabody reviews

3.7

74% would recommend to a friend

(281 total reviews)

Jim Grech

100% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Peabody has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 281 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Peabody 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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281 reviews

1.0

Dec 21, 2020

How the mighty have fallen

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and used to be great work environment

Cons

This used to be a premiere place to work in St. Louis, but with reorganization and reliance on trying to be a "global" company when we did not fit the definition, we have allowed ourselves to become a second rate company with no plans to diversify, reliance on managers from another country who do not know our business or culture and a lot of "yes" men who will not speak up with new ideas because it is unfavorable. Peabody has outsourced so many corporate positions, you may as well change the name to TCS. Very sad to see this, but Godspeed.

Peabody Response

5y

Thank you for your feedback and apologies for the delay in response. We understand it has been a challenging year and decisions that were made in the best interest of the company have affected some members of our work force.

3.0

Dec 13, 2020

Secular decline

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays Well, good life- home balance

Cons

Poor leadership, secular decline, no growth opportunities

Peabody Response

5y

Thank you for your feedback apologies for the delay in response. We appreciate your valuable feedback and understand that it is a challenging business landscape.

4.0

Dec 8, 2020

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Procurement specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was nice, flexible hours

Cons

My position was outsourced, promotions are few in number

Peabody Response

5y

Thank you for your feedback and apologies for the delay in response. We understand it has been a challenging year and decisions that were made have affected some members of our work force.

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