Does Rio Tinto pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rio Tinto employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rio Tinto. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rio Tinto?

76% of Rio Tinto employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rio Tinto 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rio Tinto?

Senior Advisor (58) , Analyst (56) , Engineer (53) , Project Manager (45) , Manager (43) , Principal Advisor (41) , Advisor (39) , Mining Engineer (35) , Business Analyst (32) , Specialist (32) , Project Engineer (28) , Superintendent (28) , Supervisor (25) , Process Engineer (22) , Machine Operator (19)

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

"Good benefits and looks after employees" ((in 285 reviews)); "Good pay and in SoCal" ((in 190 reviews)); "Great people and team in Singapore" ((in 176 reviews)); "Good work life balance and" ((in 144 reviews)); "Good salaries and conditions lol" ((in 139 reviews))

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

"No career progression path designed" ((in 30 reviews)); "Long hours and very Australia" ((in 30 reviews)); "The Senior leadership doesn't practice what they preach." ((in 23 reviews)); "The managers here are dangerous and reckless." ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management is constantly changing." ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rio Tinto layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Rio Tinto locations?

Salta , Catamarca , Córdoba , Buenos Aires , Neuquén

Rio Tinto reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,427 total reviews)

Simon Trott

61% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Rio Tinto has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,427 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rio Tinto 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Apr 19, 2024

Great company to work for, super inclusive

Fixed plant operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good career growth opportunities extra housing allowance in the pilbara region

Cons

dusty, and risk of hearing loss (make sure to wear ppe)

2.0

Apr 19, 2024

Pay

Operator production

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Development, Opportunity, Decent Pay and remuneration, good roster

Cons

Supervisors have a huge ego and not supportive, lots of purple circles in this environment although they deny it, full of lies from the job advertisement - sign up to be an operator and they will just get you to do labouring for the entire 6 months of your probation

4.0

Apr 18, 2024

Great Company with Slow Software Adoption

Devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great pay and benefits - opportunities for development - growing software engineering team - beginning transformation journey to align software engineering

Cons

- stuck in single cloud mentality - many siloes teams running disparate tools

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