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?

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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DHL?

Zusteller (95) , Warehouse Operative (78) , Warehouse Worker (78) , Auxiliar De Logística (75) , postbote (65) , Project Manager (63) , Zusteller, Verbundzusteller und Paketzusteller (56) , Intern (53) , Briefzusteller (52) , Manager (49) , Software Engineer (48) , Operations Supervisor (45) , Internship (44) , 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 183 reviews)); "They pay is good and great" ((in 173 reviews)); "Good people and potential for interesting work" ((in 145 reviews)); "Good salary and nice and I don’t have any reason for not working there" ((in 127 reviews)); "My colleagues were good to work with" ((in 124 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and very little care of staff" ((in 137 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 45 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 17 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

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,348 total reviews)

Dr. Tobias Meyer

83% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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DHL has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,348 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).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Jun 16, 2019

Good Place to work.

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management, environment and co workers

Cons

Pay is average. Better to negotiate higher if you are experience.

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

4.0

Jun 13, 2019

Excellent place to start and settle. Not so many challenges

Emergency incident manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The place is like a family. Managers are ok, however they move yearly objectives rather than a business culture that impact others

Cons

There isn't much growth internally and there aren't that many different positions to move in the same country

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.com/mz-survey/employer/collectReview_input.htm?i=650250&j=true&y=&c=PAGE_INFOSITE_TOP

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

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