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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DHL?

73% of DHL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DHL 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 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 (51) , 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 180 reviews)); "They pay is good and great" ((in 169 reviews)); "SOME people are nice and welcoming" ((in 147 reviews)); "Good salary and nice and I don’t have any reason for not working there" ((in 135 reviews)); "Great colleagues and in general very well qualified and cordial employees" ((in 121 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and very little care of staff" ((in 140 reviews)); "Long hours and often weekends" ((in 67 reviews)); "Had a bad manager to begin with but later more respected managers took the position." ((in 46 reviews)); "Business Analysts may need to coordinate effectively with international colleagues, which can sometimes result in extended working hours." ((in 30 reviews)); "No trainings provided by the company in this SSC" ((in 22 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.

DHL reviews

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(3,338 total reviews)

Dr. Tobias Meyer

83% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

DHL has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,338 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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Aug 19, 2021

Dhl

Operations supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love my job, every days a challenge

Cons

Some days are hard and others don’t work as hard

DHL Response

4y

Hello, Wow! Thank you a lot for your excellent 5-star review! It's great to see that you have loved your time with DHL and would recommend us to others as well. This is what we want to be: an Employer of Choice and a Great Place to Work for everyone! Please check out recently updated career website for the newest vacancies in your area: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en All the best to you and your loved ones, Your Employer Branding Team

3.0

Jun 9, 2019

Project Manager

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- International environment - Overall friendly people - Good variety of areas for development - Good Learning Curve

Cons

- Suffocating Processes for a Project Manager - Direction of Company questionable - Salaries are very low for demanded effort - Desperately needs to adapt to DevOps/Agile - Investment in Research nonexistent - Risk appetite inexistent

4.0

Mar 9, 2019

Bad management

Material handler/forklift operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary and benefits for employees

Cons

Upper management needs to trained or retrained on how to treat employees. They need to get a better understanding on how to speak to adults in a work place setting. The Supervisor and/or the Coordinators aren't always right.

DHL Response

5y

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

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