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 423 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 378 reviews)); "Culture is great and inclusive" ((in 368 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 245 reviews)); "great company and colleagues" ((in 217 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 219 reviews)); "Poor management and not respecting for other" ((in 157 reviews)); "Poor Management and Leadership." ((in 47 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 21 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

(5,172 total reviews)

Carsten Knobel

94% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

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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 5,172 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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1.0

Sep 26, 2019

Henkel is not worth your time or energy

Anonymous employee

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Pros

401k and very nice office

Cons

Germany makes all of the decisions for all regions. Which has proven to be a disaster for the North American market. Thus far their businesses in NA are consistently trending downward. The lack of communication there is the worst I've experienced in my career. There are several people that I have met that going to be leaving due to the poor work environment. Pay raises are well below the average. A 2% pay raise is the best a employee can achieve. A director explained to me that Henkel is an excellent company to work for if you keep your head down, shut up and collect your paycheck but Henkel isn't for someone who has ideas to bring about a positive change to make things better. STEER CLEAR OF THIS COMPANY!!!!

5.0

Sep 23, 2019

Excellent first and second impressions

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

I joined only 3 months ago; great people who without exception gave me a very warm welcome; good benefits; fun place to work; Henkel should be on the top of your list if you want to develop your career beyond more traditional career paths; this includes mobility both within the US as well as globally. You constantly bump into colleagues who had worked in e. g. marketing in one country and then transferred to entirely different functions or businesses in another. Mobility and talent exchange seems to be genuine part of Henkel’s DNA.

Cons

Governance: balance between global and local are work in progress but best intentions and awareness to further improve are palpable. On the benefits side: parental leave needs to be added.

Henkel Response

6y

Thank you for such a great review and welcome to the Henkel Team!

2.0

Dec 13, 2018

Upper Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Allows for some nice work-life balance. Working from home is frequently encouraged where need-be.

Cons

Low morale, long hours & unlikelihood of bonuses based on poor decision-making. Has created a culture this year of revolving doors with an expectation of even more people leaving in the next 3 months. Leadership (Germany) continues to make enormous mistakes that affect all. Incredible, astounding erros this year, and already mistakes made that will severely impact 2019. Ultimately it's difficult when you see so many talented people working relentlessly to combat decisions they had nothing to do with. To get monthly updates on how poorly we're struggling. Unfortunately, there truly is not yet end in sight. But we're trying!

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