Does DHL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DHL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DHL. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DHL?

72% of DHL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DHL 3.5 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?

Zusteller (94) , Warehouse Operative (78) , Warehouse Worker (78) , Auxiliar De Logística (75) , postbote (65) , Project Manager (63) , Zusteller, Verbundzusteller und Paketzusteller (56) , Briefzusteller (52) , Intern (52) , Manager (49) , Software Engineer (48) , Operations Supervisor (45) , Internship (43) , Customer Service Representative (41) , Forklift Operator (41)

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

"Having good benefits and good off days" ((in 181 reviews)); "They pay is good and great" ((in 162 reviews)); "Good people and potential for interesting work" ((in 151 reviews)); "Good salary and nice and I don’t have any reason for not working there" ((in 136 reviews)); "Great colleagues and in general very well qualified and cordial employees" ((in 127 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and very little care of staff" ((in 143 reviews)); "Long hours and often weekends" ((in 70 reviews)); "Had a bad manager to begin with but later more respected managers took the position." ((in 43 reviews)); "Business Analysts may need to coordinate effectively with international colleagues, which can sometimes result in extended working hours." ((in 33 reviews)); "too many supervisor with little man syndrome" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about DHL layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,343 total reviews)

Dr. Tobias Meyer

82% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

DHL has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,343 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DHL 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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3K reviews

2.0

Feb 25, 2019

Needs change

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary and possible potential

Cons

outdated ways of working and tech, most people don't want or are scared of change.

4.0

Feb 6, 2019

Great place to work but supervisors questionable.

Material handler/forklift operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The great thing about working for this company is the people I worked with the long hours and the great pay and benefits I loved it all. All but one thing

Cons

The management and the point system my child was sick and I had 3 or 4 points left I called them to use my emergency general purpose day and no one answered so I left a message on the call off line and no one called me from upper management to say hey something is not right and then I come in and boom I was fired no hey if you dont come in u will lose a point no nothing and I have 3 kids and a fiance that is a stay at home mom. I loved my job and i did my job great.

DHL Response

Thank you for your rating in 2019. How would you rate DPDHL as your employer today? Please take a few minutes and write a new review via the link on the bottom to tell others what it is like to work for our company. Many thanks and all the best to you! https://www.glassdoor.de/mz-survey/employer/collectReview_input.htm?i=658188&j=true&y=&c=PAGE_INFOSITE_TOP

4.0

Jan 16, 2019

Good

Senior applications specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

colleagues in Prague and Germany

Cons

colleagues in Malaysia - communication is difficult

DHL Response

Thank you for your rating in 2019. How would you rate DPDHL as your employer today? Please take a few minutes and write a new review via the link on the bottom to tell others what it is like to work for our company. Many thanks and all the best to you! https://www.glassdoor.com/mz-survey/employer/collectReview_input.htm?i=650250&j=true&y=&c=PAGE_INFOSITE_TOP

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