Does Pfizer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pfizer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pfizer. This rating has decreased by 2% 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 (237) , Intern (206) , Manager (202) , Scientist (177) , Senior Scientist (163) , Sales Representative (162) , Senior Manager (138) , Associate Scientist (114) , Senior Associate Scientist (111) , Project Manager (96) , Principal Scientist (84) , Process Technician (84) , Process Engineer (75) , Internship (69) , Engineer (63)

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

"Benefits are good and fair" ((in 1078 reviews)); "People are all great to work with and are always helpful." ((in 651 reviews)); "4. Good work life balance (My role had hybrid working model with 2 weekly offs)" ((in 455 reviews)); "Good pay if there's work available and you don't get sent home early." ((in 375 reviews)); "Great colleagues who are fun to work with and make day to day business fun." ((in 313 reviews))

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

"poor management and lost of focus" ((in 263 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and restructure." ((in 206 reviews)); "Your experience (good or bad) truly depends on your direct manager." ((in 116 reviews)); "Poor leadership has led to the ongoing demise of this company as reflected by our stock price." ((in 94 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends plus night meetings" ((in 87 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.

What are the top reviewed Pfizer locations?

Buenos Aires , Córdoba , Nueva Pompeya , Munro , Pilar , Villa Adelina , Cabalango

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(8,730 total reviews)

Albert Bourla

50% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Pfizer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 8,730 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

4.0

Oct 21, 2011

Overall okay...too many changes

Healthcare representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay, Good benefits. Great time off.

Cons

Constant change, constant fear of layoff, constont realignment

3.0

Oct 21, 2011

Tough to get things done

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People seem to be about the work, I don't find too many prima donnas

Cons

Has become so big it cant get out of its own way. It sometimes feels like process is more important than the objective of developing lifesaving medicines.

3.0

Oct 19, 2011

most politically charged, cliquey science department I have ever seen

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

big company good work life balance flexibility educated colleagues

Cons

i had no supervisor to speak of lots of "self-preservation"/ verbal inflation of workload individual tied into small niche of work lots of meaningless deptmt initiatives cliques which largely determine upward mobility too much focus on very advanced degrees much less concern/value/development for junior staff

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