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 (95) , 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 (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 177 reviews)); "They pay is good and great" ((in 171 reviews)); "Good people and potential for interesting work" ((in 153 reviews)); "My colleagues were good to work with" ((in 129 reviews)); "Good salary and nice and I don’t have any reason for not working there" ((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 136 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 47 reviews)); "Business Analysts may need to coordinate effectively with international colleagues, which can sometimes result in extended working hours." ((in 30 reviews)); "too many supervisor with little man syndrome" ((in 20 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

(3,346 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 3,346 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

Oct 29, 2017

Great Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is company to work and imporve our skill,Understand company stanted and new learning to inporve skills learn lot of new tech

Cons

Understand some more tech is very deffcult first time after few month very helpful.More tech i know from this company

DHL Response

5y

Thank you for your rating in 2017. 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

5.0

Oct 27, 2017

Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very multi-cultural and vast internal opportunities, salary is good as well

Cons

HR business partners work for management and not for employees. Once you get in there is only limited % of increase

DHL Response

5y

Thank you for your rating in 2017. 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

5.0

Oct 25, 2017

Great place to work

Incident management manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good diversity and exposure to different aspects of IT Services/Global Delivery Center

Cons

Depending on the role, can sometimes lose work-life balance

DHL Response

5y

Thank you for your rating in 2017. 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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