Does Arkema pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arkema employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arkema. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arkema?

83% of Arkema employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arkema 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arkema?

Intern (15) , Process Engineer (15) , Engineer (14) , Line Cook (11) , Estagiário (9) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (9) , Chemist (8) , Ingénieur (8) , Technician (8) , opérateur de production (8) , Analista (7) , Business Manager (7) , Chemical Operator (7) , Customer Service Representative (7) , Stagiaire (7)

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

"Good People to work with" ((in 41 reviews)); "Benefits good and retirement good." ((in 40 reviews)); "Great pay and insurance and my coworkers were great to work with." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good work life balance while also still having good drive at work" ((in 17 reviews)); "My colleagues were friendly, but that was the only positive aspect." ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Salaries are competitive" ((in 14 reviews)); "Upper management can be quick to act like you're just a number and tahtah" ((in 6 reviews)); "French leadership was arrogant and out of touch with variable needs by business, applying standard ratios to every situation." ((in 6 reviews)); "Communication was difficult at times." ((in 6 reviews)); "Middle & Senior Management have no accountability." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arkema layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Arkema locations?

Colombes , Paris , Pierre-Bénite , Lyon , Serquigny , Lacq , Jarrie , Grenoble , Marseille , La Garenne-Colombes , Pau , Genay , Puteaux , Feuchy , La Chambre , Saint-Avold , Rouen , Honfleur , Lannemezan , Verneuil , Carling , Metz , Mourenx , Bordeaux , Compiègne , Bois-Colombes , Saint-Auban , Neuilly , Lille , Pierrefitte

Arkema reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(450 total reviews)

Thierry Le Hénaff

88% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Arkema has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 450 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Arkema employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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450 reviews

4.0

Dec 13, 2016

My opinion

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot of projects and very interesting people to work within an international context.

Cons

Should consider more individual support to avoid bad performance effects

Arkema Response

9y

Thanks for your comment! Please note that you can use our internal social network, Yammer, to share with your colleagues from all over the world but also with top exec. of the company, as they are using it too! A pretty good way to have an impact!

4.0

Nov 11, 2015

Assistant Financial controller

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company, nice people, relax working condition and environment

Cons

strict hierarchy, can't learn too many things

Arkema Response

10y

Thanks for your feedback! We are glad you like your working environment. About the possibility to learn new things, do not hesitate to ask your direct supervisor to see if there is room for improvement.

4.0

Jul 7, 2015

Challenging but interesting

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lively firm with some strategy in terms of global business. Important financial pressure, but can cope with. Nice size allowing for career opportunities.

Cons

Depending too much on which BU you work for. Salaries are slightly sub average when compared to competitors

Arkema Response

10y

If you see room for improvement about working environment within the BU, feel free to express it to your supervisor or to the career manager. Sometimes, feedback like that can help us making things better, even if it takes times. About salaries, we benchmark each year and it appears that we are not subaverage compared to competitors, but there is some differences about packages.

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