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 31 reviews)); "Great people and management team" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good benefits and time off" ((in 24 reviews)); "People were great and a lot of room for advancement had a lot of time off" ((in 7 reviews)); "Pay, Benefits, Good People, Opportunities" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Market is cyclical and they are always doing layoffs." ((in 6 reviews)); "Long hours, night shifts, rough on body bouncing around in equipment breathing dust." ((in 5 reviews)); "Lean staffing system, busy managers" ((in 4 reviews)); "Upper Management doesn't care about the abuses hourly help puts up with by middle management!" ((in 3 reviews)); "Supervisors are entitled and can be obnoxious" ((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

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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

3.0

Dec 26, 2018

Lots of talk but not much action

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture at site level ‘at the coal face’ is fantastic. The employees genuinely care about the company being successful and do their very best even with the constant, seemingly poorly thought out challenges pushed upon the team from above.

Cons

Lack of career progression/lack of reward. There’s apparently a mentoring program in place but it is not widely promoted. Develop you was hyped up then absolutely no follow through. Even when following the advice given to ensure a place on programs such as the mentoring program nothing happens and there is no communication of adjusted time frames etc. Peabody seem happy for employees to undertake higher level tasks with a lower level title to avoid paying the higher salary also.

Peabody Response

7y

We appreciate your feedback. Peabody offers a variety of development opportunities to help our employees learn, grow and advance in their careers, and we are always looking for new ways to share development opportunities. We will be expanding on the #DevelopYou program to offer additional career development tips and resources to our employees.

4.0

Nov 27, 2018

Decent, Driven and Disciplined Organisation

Professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people - most employees generally care about the company and ensuring its success. Morale on some sites is exceptional and feels like a family if you get a good one. I had one outstanding manager at Peabody who is now a mentor I go to for advice.

Cons

Lack of career progression - someone has to retire or resign for opportunities to come up and even when they do, the competition is fierce. Diversity is a problem - the executive level is almost entirely male and middle aged and while there is a lot of robust conversations going on about how to address this, action is limited. The work environment is extremely inflexible, having now worked at an organisation who do flexible work amazingly well, Peabody really pales in comparison. You are also not looked at for promotion if you work part time - I was told all managers must be full time otherwise you are not serious about your career.

Peabody Response

7y

Thank you for your thorough feedback. Through our People value, we offer an inclusive work environment and engage, recognize and develop employees. We strive to develop our employees and have recently begun a campaign called #DevelopYou that provides career development information and tips to our employees.

4.0

Nov 5, 2018

Maintenance Superintendent

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Freedom to continuously improve self and team, onsite management are supportive, culture of accountability, industry leading in-house condition monitoring capability

Cons

Equipment has been rundown, support systems not fully developed.

Peabody Response

7y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We’re happy to hear your experience has been positive and you have been able to team up with the best at Peabody.

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