Does DB Schenker pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DB Schenker employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DB Schenker. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DB Schenker?

68% of DB Schenker employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DB Schenker 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DB Schenker?

Forklift Operator (60) , Manager (53) , Project Manager (52) , Logistics Coordinator (49) , Warehouse Associate (34) , Intern (31) , Warehouse Worker (29) , Supervisor (27) , Operations Supervisor (25) , Analyst (24) , Associate (24) , Customer Service (24) , Operations Manager (24) , Business Analyst (23) , Accountant (19)

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

"Great team and people here" ((in 128 reviews)); "good benefits and nothing else." ((in 118 reviews)); "Good hours and pay and people." ((in 115 reviews)); "Good work life balance and chill environment" ((in 98 reviews)); "The Colleagues are great and helpful" ((in 96 reviews))

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

"Poor Management; Not established Policies" ((in 204 reviews)); "low salaries and pay raises" ((in 142 reviews)); "No training on computer systems until you are there for over 4 months (by which time you already know it using trial and error)." ((in 41 reviews)); "Many lazy employees some managers no good." ((in 41 reviews)); "long hours and difficult to staff" ((in 35 reviews))

What are employees saying about DB Schenker layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,725 total reviews)

Jochen Thewes

74% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

DB Schenker has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,725 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DB Schenker employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transport & Logistik industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

2.0

Apr 4, 2015

Over worked, poor management, poor salary.

Logistics coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Provides you with solid work experience.

Cons

Bad pay, bad management, poor communication, over worked. No appreciation.

1.0

Mar 25, 2015

Where dreams go to die

Forklift operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people you work with are nice people. My boss was a really good person to work for. Job itself isn't terrible.

Cons

Lack of training. Lack of updated equipment. Upper management has no clue what they're doing and it trickles down throughout. Pay tops out at 17hr

2.0

Mar 20, 2015

Since BAX merge, global crisis and DB Group strict policy on cost saving, Schenker is less and less attractive

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good person, ww network, wide range of products, vertical market strategy

Cons

internal relation with overseas difficult, inertia in organization and decision making, no salary increase, old IT systems,

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