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 438 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 386 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 243 reviews)); "great company and colleagues" ((in 223 reviews)); "Super teams Great Know" ((in 222 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 205 reviews)); "Poor management and not respecting for other" ((in 150 reviews)); "The non flexible working hours" ((in 32 reviews)); "Some mid managers expressed being extremely stressed reporting numbers in meetings to the always unhappy upper management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Few Senior Management dont support to achieve KPI's" ((in 16 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.

Henkel reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,174 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 5,174 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

4.0

Nov 28, 2025

International and stable company with lots of development opportunities and open culture

Controlling manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I feel I can identify with Henkel's goals and feel a generally positive and enthusiastic sentiment from the people working here. The level of trust and responsibility given (both for interns and FTEs) is quite high. So far, I always had the feeling that people are willing to move things, listen to ideas, and want to collaborate. From my experience, Henkel invests a lot in its employees and there is a genuine desire for talent development. I love the lunch & coffee culture we have as it enables greater human connection and knowledge exchange. There is a good reason why people start their career at Henkel and work there their entire life.

Cons

Like many big companies, things can be slow-moving and change can be hampered by legacy. From my experience, processes or tasks might have been done in one manner unchanged for a longer time which then takes a lot of effort to enact change. I feel that career and salary progression also follows somewhat predefined paths.

Henkel Response

6mo

Thank you for sharing your experience as a Controlling Manager. We’re thrilled to hear that you identify with Henkel’s goals and value the trust, responsibility, and collaborative spirit within our teams - this is how we play as a team. Your positive impressions of our focus on talent development, supportive culture, and the sense of connection fostered through informal interactions like lunch and coffee breaks are wonderful to hear. We also appreciate your constructive feedback regarding slow-moving processes, legacy structures, and predefined career and salary paths. Insights like yours help us identify where continued modernization and greater agility are needed, and we remain committed to driving these improvements. Your Henkel Team

5.0

Nov 27, 2025

Positive culture with challenging reponsibilty

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global culture with very short cut hierarchy - fast to feedback and make a call for discussion. Strict complaint rule of work lead to system of work flow

Cons

Limit analyzing tools supports Not that fast to adaptive to localize

5.0

Nov 27, 2025

Able to grow my career

Senior designer/creative lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great leadership in Manila. Managable expectations. Transparent Governance. Inclusive environment. Able to take control and direction of my career aspirations.

Cons

Mandated Continuous Improvement support and provisioning from every colleague anually. Expactation for much adhoc work.

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