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 (123) , 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 425 reviews)); "Culture is great and inclusive" ((in 367 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 363 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 251 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and willing to help" ((in 215 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 208 reviews)); "Poor management and not respecting for other" ((in 155 reviews)); "Poor Management and Leadership." ((in 48 reviews)); "The non flexible working hours" ((in 34 reviews)); "Some mid managers expressed being extremely stressed reporting numbers in meetings to the always unhappy upper management." ((in 23 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

(5,169 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 5,169 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

2.0

Sep 20, 2019

Downward Spiral

Marketing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

opportunities to go abroad, large company with a lot of upward potential for promotions, chance to work on national brands, chance to meet many ambitious, Type-A people

Cons

The Henkel culture is based on fear. Decision-making is so centralized that the local country can't even change the color of a flower on the packaging without approval from the sole global decision-maker (dozens of people can say "no" along the way, but only one person in the entire global company can say "yes"). Complete lack of true leadership, lack of motivation for employees. The company is in a downward spiral. Extremely high employee turnover - no respect for work/life balance, high rates of burnout.

Henkel Response

6y

At Henkel we believe people are our strongest asset. We foster a culture of leadership and encourage all employees to act as entrepreneurs and take ownership so they can make a difference for Henkel.

1.0

Oct 9, 2016

Poor management and low morale

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

the company is relocating to Connecticut. All those middle managers from Dial who did nothing, did not know how to manage, mentor, coach, will now be out of work. Couldn't happen to a nicer group of people.

Cons

lots of people, but very unfriendly. No one spoke to me for six months! Very toxic environment. you work and work and work, and the next day it's the same all over. Lots of favoritism and nepotism. Adios, Henkel!

1.0

Jan 11, 2019

Toxic environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I really cannot think of any to be honest

Cons

Long hours, terrible morale, decisions made at top with little to no thought, extremely under staffed, and management has no clue about North American market. Germany decides everything and doesn’t let the US do anything for themselves. Constant budget cuts, ridiculous processes, and changes made without asking the people they will impact!!!!

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