Does DHL Express pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DHL Express employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DHL Express. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DHL Express?

70% of DHL Express employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DHL Express 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DHL Express?

Customer Service Representative (130) , Customer Service (69) , Courier (67) , Operations Supervisor (60) , Account Executive (57) , Account Manager (57) , Manager (50) , Supervisor (48) , Intern (44) , Project Manager (44) , Inside Sales Representative (42) , Warehouse Worker (42) , Customer Service Advisor (41) , Driver (41) , Ramp Agent (40)

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

"good benefit private medical health" ((in 313 reviews)); "The culture and the people we work with are great" ((in 178 reviews)); "great international environment and people" ((in 174 reviews)); "Good work life balance and able to learn more technical skill from my team leas" ((in 109 reviews)); "The colleagues are nice and help you integrate quickly." ((in 109 reviews))

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

"Some of the management is poor" ((in 205 reviews)); "Work envionment and low salaries" ((in 156 reviews)); "long hours and busy especially at the end of the year" ((in 82 reviews)); "Not at all all boss and managers are good" ((in 70 reviews)); "Upper management is terrible and completely disconnected." ((in 40 reviews))

What are employees saying about DHL Express layoffs in 2026?

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

DHL Express reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(4,106 total reviews)

John Pearson

77% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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DHL Express has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,106 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DHL Express 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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4K reviews

2.0

Jun 9, 2017

Dependent on one big customer in Budapest

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, work life balance. Nice and helpful colleagues , nice new office in an easily accessible place and flexibility sometimes in working hours.

Cons

Bad management, poor benefits and savings over savings. Managers interested in their own interest only, politics on the first place. No opportunities to grow and develop

3.0

Jun 8, 2017

Junior Accountant

Accounts & finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

"Work/life balance was encouraged top down" (in 22 reviews) "Excellence corporate values and working environment" (in 31 reviews) "Culture People Good Benefits Progression Competitive" (in 24 reviews) "Good pay and benefits for someone to live comfortably if their rent is close to nothing" (in 22 reviews) "Fun environment to sell in, great benefits & commission plan" (in 19 reviews)

Cons

"Work / Life balance is not pushed enough" (in 25 reviews) "Senior management been there forever" (in 26 reviews) "Upper management in San Francisco did not understand the needs of our local facility" (in 21 reviews) "Bureaucracy hard to change, sometimes long hours" (in 17 reviews) "Low salary with high pace of work" (in 9 reviews)

3.0

Jun 7, 2017

Customer service advisor

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun, friendly people, nice office in a good location

Cons

Break times were only allowed to be taken at certain times in the day. 8:30 start time and lunch could only have been taken at 11:30 or 14:00

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