Does Pfizer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pfizer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pfizer. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pfizer?

69% of Pfizer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pfizer 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pfizer?

Director (235) , Intern (206) , Manager (202) , Scientist (177) , Senior Scientist (163) , Sales Representative (162) , Senior Manager (138) , Associate Scientist (114) , Senior Associate Scientist (111) , Project Manager (95) , Principal Scientist (84) , Process Technician (84) , Process Engineer (75) , Internship (69) , Engineer (62)

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

"Good benefits and 15 days of PTO along with 2 personal days and 1 wellness day." ((in 1050 reviews)); "There are so many great people who work very hard and support each other." ((in 652 reviews)); "4. Good work life balance (My role had hybrid working model with 2 weekly offs)" ((in 461 reviews)); "Good pay if there's work available and you don't get sent home early." ((in 367 reviews)); "Great colleagues who are fun to work with and make day to day business fun." ((in 308 reviews))

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

"poor management and lost of focus" ((in 273 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and restructuring" ((in 208 reviews)); "Managers have ability to block you from horizontal movement within company just to keep from hiring/training new people to replace you." ((in 114 reviews)); "Poor leadership has led to the ongoing demise of this company as reflected by our stock price." ((in 92 reviews)); "Long hours and highly demanding" ((in 86 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pfizer layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Pfizer locations?

Madrid , Barcelona , Las Palmas , Algete , Alcobendas

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(8,722 total reviews)

Albert Bourla

49% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Pfizer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 8,722 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pfizer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

2.0

Feb 11, 2009

Good job, if you can survive present and future layoffs

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits & 401k, competitive salary, company car

Cons

Company announces layoffs, on average 1-2x/year, only to then hire new employees, so that when cuts are announced, it's the more tenured, higher paid, employees that are "let go."

4.0

Feb 3, 2009

As long as they are not laying off, it is a great company.

Therapeutic specialty representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large Company, Great Benefits and Salary. They do have top of the line products and great name recognition. The budgets are down recently, but there is still alot of money to spend to drive business.

Cons

There have been a lot of layoffs....many large aquisitions - makes for low job security. The new pharma guidelines headed by pfizer are counterproductive to being able to make an influence. Lawyers rule the roost in sales....everything need to be approved by legal and it is monitered. Any speaker programs can be spot audited and there are many many rules which make it difficult for those who want to sell off of anything but the company approved script.

1.0

Feb 1, 2009

Pfizer in major decline.

Therapeutic specialty representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are plenty of resources available because of the sheer size of Pfizer. The pay and benefits are exceedingly good. Training at Pfizer is good and it enables the job to be done easily. There is not a lot of travel at Pfizer.

Cons

Pfizer is on the downslope of its glory years. Most of its drugs are either just off patent protection or are to go off patent protection within the next few years. management is more focused on meeting quarterly goals than they are in creating a dynamic and inclusive work environment. I would recommend waiting until 2012 to pursue a job at Pfizer.

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