Does Henkel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Henkel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Henkel. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Henkel?

90% of Henkel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Henkel 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Henkel?

Intern (331) , Internship (210) , Manager (122) , Brand Manager (85) , Estagiário (80) , Marketing (71) , Marketing Intern (67) , Sales Manager (62) , Key Account Manager (55) , Project Manager (47) , Assistant Brand Manager (44) , Supply Planner (44) , Sales Representative (43) , Analyst (42) , Purchasing Manager (41)

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

"Good benefits and there are many tools that the company provides" ((in 431 reviews)); "The people were great and were always willing to help me out with anything I needed and provide advice on a daily basis." ((in 383 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 236 reviews)); "great company and colleagues" ((in 222 reviews)); "Super teams Great Know" ((in 219 reviews))

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

"For the lowest managerial levels salaries are low and the workload is huge." ((in 202 reviews)); "Poor management and not respecting for other" ((in 155 reviews)); "No training or coaching in software skills" ((in 50 reviews)); "The non flexible working hours" ((in 35 reviews)); "Some mid managers expressed being extremely stressed reporting numbers in meetings to the always unhappy upper management." ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about Henkel layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,167 total reviews)

Carsten Knobel

94% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

Henkel has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,167 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Henkel employee rating is 27% above average for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews

5.0

Apr 6, 2026

Salery

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture is good . Perks are good

Cons

Some time politics is there

4.0

Apr 3, 2026

Great benefits and culture, but slow-moving projects

Senior product development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Good culture Good work life balance

Cons

Not always up to date on paying market-rate salaries Lots of paperwork, slow moving in projects

4.0

Apr 1, 2026

Good company, bad management

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company policies Good work Good work-life balance Good medical benefits

Cons

Bad management, rude behaviour of managers, regionalism, favouritism, and internal politics will make you leave the company.

Henkel Response

2mo

Dear Colleague, thank you for sharing your detailed feedback. We are glad to hear that you’ve had a positive experience with our company policies concerning work-life balance and medical benefits. At the same time, we have noted your concerns regarding management behavior, regional bias, favoritism, and internal politics. This is not the experience we aim to create and your feedback highlights areas where we clearly need to improve. At Henkel, we stand for fairness, respect, and equal opportunities for our employees. We take such feedback very seriously and encourage you to connect confidentially with your HR Business Partner so we can better understand your situation and work towards improvement. Kind regards, Your Henkel Team

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