Does BASF pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BASF employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BASF. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BASF?

82% of BASF employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BASF 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BASF?

Estagiário (355) , Intern (187) , Estagiário Superior (130) , Manager (104) , Internship (103) , Project Manager (73) , Engineer (61) , Lab Technician (55) , Chemical Operator (53) , Product Manager (51) , Estágio Superior (48) , Process Engineer (47) , Sales Manager (47) , Account Manager (42) , Analista (42)

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

"good benefits and everyone at the plant is welling to help out and try to find solutions." ((in 511 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can easily take paid leave" ((in 266 reviews)); "Also great people that are caring and all support each other" ((in 248 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good but lagging in the industry now as they have stagnated for long" ((in 246 reviews)); "Loved the culture and the people and the great cafe!" ((in 168 reviews))

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

"low salary and it is quite sad" ((in 170 reviews)); "Extremely hot out cold depending on time of year and poor management." ((in 161 reviews)); "Can be a great place to work if you have a good manager." ((in 60 reviews)); "Upper management is stressing lean manufacturing and becoming profit over people" ((in 28 reviews)); "All senior management are German." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about BASF layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed BASF locations?

Levallois-Perret , Lyon , Paris , Gravelines , Pulnoy , Meaux , Genay , Écully , Saint-Aubin , Clermont , Mercuès , Saint-Étienne , Claye-Souilly , Saint-Vulbas , Breuil , Lisses , Toulouse , Boussens , Aix , Itancourt

BASF reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(4,148 total reviews)

Markus Kamieth

77% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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BASF has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,148 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BASF 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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4K reviews

4.0

Aug 20, 2012

BASF

Field marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Industry leader, decent pay and very good benefits, seem to genuinely care about employees. Senior management is very competent. Committed to quality and well respected in industry.

Cons

Very process and procedure oriented, sometimes introducing innovative ideas can be frustrating. Can be slow moving, market follower. People tend to stay a long time sometimes limiting career advancment.

5.0

Jul 30, 2012

VERY GOOD COMPANY

Technical representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

knowledge improvement, new things innovation

Cons

everything is good and nice to work

5.0

Jul 20, 2012

A great professionally managed company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free hand to help deliver the best

Cons

Procedure driven, causing delays sometimes.

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