Does AbbVie pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AbbVie employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AbbVie. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AbbVie?

76% of AbbVie employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AbbVie 3.7 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 AbbVie?

Sales Representative (138) , Director (122) , Associate Director (95) , Intern (93) , Manager (86) , Project Manager (81) , Senior Scientist I (69) , Specialty Sales Representative (61) , Scientist (58) , Senior Scientist II (45) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (43) , Engineer (39) , Associate Scientist II (38) , Senior Scientist (38) , Senior Manager (37)

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

"good benefit and team." ((in 563 reviews)); "Excellent leadership/mentorship along with a great culture!" ((in 439 reviews)); "Great people and very interesting" ((in 401 reviews)); "Good work life balance and varying projects" ((in 255 reviews)); "The pay as a contractor is good and there is always work to be done." ((in 231 reviews))

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

"Managers have no clue on how to manage and create many imbalances and unfair standards and practices." ((in 99 reviews)); "I seriously cannot think of any negatives seeing that my last job was in the military which demanded long hours and was non" ((in 54 reviews)); "Upper management is aware and take no action." ((in 38 reviews)); "The politics and favoritism is almost comical." ((in 28 reviews)); "No diversity in universities or backgrounds." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about AbbVie layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(4,601 total reviews)

Robert A. Michael

80% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

AbbVie has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,601 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AbbVie employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmazeutika & Biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews

4.0

Apr 23, 2026

Strong benefits and communication hindered by bureaucracy

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional, good benefits, diversity and inclusion, good communication.

Cons

Bureaucracy, too many manager levels, siloing

3.0

Apr 22, 2026

Standard big pharma job

Senior scientist ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty standard big pharma job. Some people thrive in it. If you're good at selling yourself, it could be for you.

Cons

Pretty standard big pharma job. Watch out for the overly ambitious managers, they will do anything to get ahead and are always right. Current promotion rate is once per 20 years.

3.0

Apr 22, 2026

High pay but poor work-life balance and management turnover

Director

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High Compensation compared to similar roles at other companies

Cons

Work life balance; Upper Management turnover, lack of process best practices and the lack of tools to drive optimization/efficiency.

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