Does Pfizer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pfizer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pfizer. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pfizer?

69% of Pfizer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pfizer 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pfizer?

Director (235) , Intern (206) , Manager (201) , Scientist (177) , Senior Scientist (163) , Sales Representative (161) , Senior Manager (138) , Associate Scientist (113) , Senior Associate Scientist (110) , Project Manager (95) , Process Technician (84) , Principal Scientist (82) , Process Engineer (75) , Internship (69) , Engineer (61)

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

"Good benefits and very welcoming to others" ((in 1100 reviews)); "People are all great to work with and are always helpful." ((in 641 reviews)); "4. Good work life balance (My role had hybrid working model with 2 weekly offs)" ((in 444 reviews)); "Good pay if there's work available and you don't get sent home early." ((in 379 reviews)); "Great colleagues who are fun to work with and make day to day business fun." ((in 311 reviews))

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

"poor management and lost of focus" ((in 277 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and restructure." ((in 198 reviews)); "Your experience (good or bad) truly depends on your direct manager." ((in 111 reviews)); "Poor leadership has led to the ongoing demise of this company as reflected by our stock price." ((in 89 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends plus night meetings" ((in 84 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pfizer layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(8,708 total reviews)

Albert Bourla

50% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Pfizer has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 8,708 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pfizer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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9K reviews

2.0

Feb 22, 2024

Chaotic and self-defeating

Sr. director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-People: great talent, care about the cause -Benefits: hybrid work, generous packages, even retirement -Opportunities to change careers using internal job market -Global and diverse workforce

Cons

-Chaotic and reliant on reorg after reorg. At this point, reorgs come months, not years apart. -Fabulously bad at org design: creating duplicative and triplicative scope at the same time as gaping holes in coverage; -People spend more time defining and negotiating their scope of work than doing the work. By the time they clear the path, a reorg upends all of that and they have to start from scratch.

4.0

Jan 24, 2024

Current CEO single handedly wrecking great company

Corporate counsel

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pfizer is a great company full of talent. You will always be surrounded by the best of the best and there are a million ways to learn and grow.

Cons

Morale has never been lower. Our CEO started out doing well and helped steer us through Covid, but has gotten insanely greedy and squandered all the profits in less than two years on a series of terrible business decisions. He ignores advice and steam roles everyone around him. Things will get better if he is ousted.

3.0

Jan 22, 2024

Like a backstabbing “friend”

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and Competitive benefits

Cons

Poor management. Ineffective at leveraging personnel talents. Senior leadership doesn’t effectively plan. This is case back to late ‘90s when viagra came out. They immediately built new buildings in new London, ct that were shutdown a few years later. Same behaviors around COVID where senior leaders think that type of returns has strong basis for continuing. Place okay but don’t buy the hype about being a family and only caring for the patient. They are financially motivated and reorganize every 18 to 24 months which means you need to be very proactive with keeping your skill set marketable

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