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 1% 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 (332) , Internship (210) , Manager (124) , Brand Manager (85) , Estagiário (81) , Marketing (72) , Marketing Intern (67) , Sales Manager (62) , Key Account Manager (56) , Project Manager (48) , Assistant Brand Manager (44) , Supply Planner (44) , Sales Representative (43) , Analyst (42) , Supply Chain (42)

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 372 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 245 reviews)); "Super teams Great Know" ((in 239 reviews)); "great company and colleagues" ((in 234 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 166 reviews)); "Poor Management and Leadership." ((in 47 reviews)); "Not always flexible working hours" ((in 34 reviews)); "Some mid managers expressed being extremely stressed reporting numbers in meetings to the always unhappy upper management." ((in 25 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.

What are the top reviewed Henkel locations?

Barcelona , Montornés del Vallés , Madrid , Vigo , Hospitalet

Henkel reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,211 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 5,211 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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews

1.0

May 12, 2023

Reduction of HR benefits with no explanation nor proper compensation

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are awesome, some of the management team really care about the people. HR benefits used to be decent. Honestly, a very good company in many aspects. However, the one star is for the HR team.

Cons

Singapore HR benefits going downhill since 2022, new HR team has been making unfavorable changes to the benefits. The latest change penalises the sales and technical team by removing fuel claims and adding a minuscule amount (which they refuse to disclose how this was derived) to the car allowance. The irony is that management team who gets the car allowance as part of management benefits but does not use it as tools of trade, now gets to enjoy extra money for their car allowance, but sales and tech who have to use car for work, are no longer allowed to claim fuel without reasonable compensation. HR disguises removal/reduction of benefits by being unclear in policy explanations and using phrases like market practice, Mercer data, management decision to shut down any discussion.

Henkel Response

2y

We are glad that you are a part of Henkel and have left a review of your impressions. At Henkel, we play as a team so it is good to hear that you enjoy your interactions with your colleagues and the management team. For us, your experience in Henkel is of utmost importance and we take your feedback seriously. We would be pleased if you expressed your views in detail in a personal conversation with your contact in the HR department so we can work together in addressing your concern and improve your experience with us. Best regards, Your Henkel Team

2.0

Mar 15, 2023

Do not recommend.

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pros are just standard across most industries, like snacks in the office and hybrid schedule.

Cons

- micromanaging - leaders always has someone to blame - pettiness - lack of transparency - people throwing other people in the bus, even when they are on the same "team" - promoting toxic work life balance: unable to feel comfortable to take sick days - disrespectful to other co-workers - pay is below market - insurance covers very little, especially dental - vertical and traditional company structure - lack of diversity in upper echelon and many more....

2.0

Jan 22, 2023

MEH

Quality manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some great people and big stable company

Cons

Time off (2 weeks), inflexible for no reason, everything has to be approved by Top dogs in Germany. No career development, short staffed. Too worried about image a lot of sweeping under the carpet. Do not want to know the reality. Work in silos. Management does not take ownership but instead will assign one individual take the blame.

Henkel Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on your previous experience at our facility in Salt Lake City. At Henkel, we know our people are critical to our success and we appreciate the contributions you made to our facility during your 5+ years at the organization. Therefore, we do find your criticisms concerning and take them very seriously. We have shared with the local HR team to investigate further. Best regards, The Henkel Team

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