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?

"Great people and management team" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good benefits and pay generally at market or better" ((in 25 reviews)); "the pay is good for the work" ((in 23 reviews)); "Pay, Benefits, Good People, Opportunities" ((in 6 reviews)); "most employees generally care about the company and ensuring its success." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Companies Financial State, Recent Layoffs" ((in 7 reviews)); "Long hours coupled with forced overtime." ((in 5 reviews)); "Lean staffing system, busy managers" ((in 4 reviews)); "Supervisors are entitled and can be obnoxious" ((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.

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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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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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4.0

Nov 8, 2015

A good place to work for the younger generation

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The benefits are pretty good, although not as good as they used to be

Cons

Company is in a rough period right now.

3.0

Sep 7, 2015

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Despite a really tough market and some recent layoffs, there are some talented people at Peabody. The company is going through a major transition and the people who have stayed want to be there.

Cons

The company is doing more with less and there is uncertainty that is hurting morale.

2.0

Aug 18, 2015

Peabody

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Good paying job with multiple mines in the United States and Australia.

Cons

Micromanager seems to be encouraged, not sure how the state of the company is doing after reporting over $1 billion loss Q2 loss of 2015

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