Does Rio Tinto pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rio Tinto employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rio Tinto. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rio Tinto?

75% of Rio Tinto employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rio Tinto 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rio Tinto?

Senior Advisor (57) , Analyst (56) , Engineer (53) , Project Manager (45) , Manager (42) , Principal Advisor (41) , Advisor (39) , Mining Engineer (35) , Business Analyst (32) , Specialist (32) , Project Engineer (28) , Superintendent (28) , Supervisor (24) , 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 283 reviews)); "Great people and team in Singapore" ((in 184 reviews)); "Good Pay and thats about it" ((in 183 reviews)); "Good salaries and conditions lol" ((in 143 reviews)); "Good work life balance and" ((in 131 reviews))

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

"No career progression path designed" ((in 33 reviews)); "Long hours and very Australia" ((in 30 reviews)); "The managers here are dangerous and reckless." ((in 27 reviews)); "The Senior leadership doesn't practice what they preach." ((in 25 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.

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3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(2,421 total reviews)

Simon Trott

59% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

Rio Tinto has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,421 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).

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2K reviews

3.0

Sep 15, 2010

review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

global company with a lot of sites all over the world, options in training, ok salary and benifit, good lunch

Cons

high pressure, not friendly management, not career path, not breaks, cost driven, management not locallized, lot of tw and hk people in charge.

3.0

Sep 13, 2010

Strong culture

Human resources advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great growth opportunties. A progressive company.

Cons

Too much politics. The business units are very productive but Rio Tintio Corporate is hamstrong my politics.

2.0

Aug 30, 2010

Will it be around Next Year?

Continious improvement department

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong Support in project work Everyone seems to leave at 3pm on Fridays Pay is excellent and Insurance Benefits are fantastic Management is trying to change culture but progress is slow Co-workers are very friendly

Cons

Union is in control of the plant not management Up for sale and sold 4 times in 10 years makes for a lack of continunity No communication on strategy or plans to finally make money Everyone is edgy about whether they will have a job in a year. Seems lots are looking and leaving In very rural West Virginia, hard to recruit top talent to this outpost. Divisional HQ in Paris tries to run the place 5000 miles away and very ineffectively

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