Does Ecolab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ecolab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ecolab. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ecolab?

64% of Ecolab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ecolab 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ecolab?

Territory Manager (298) , Territory Representative (147) , Account Manager (123) , Service Specialist (86) , District Manager (81) , Pest Control Technician (80) , Financial Analyst (64) , District Representative (53) , Route Sales Manager (53) , Customer Service Representative (48) , Sales Representative (48) , Territory Sales Manager (48) , Corporate Account Manager (45) , Intern (44) , Territory Sales Representative (44)

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

"The benefits are good and the work schedule is fairly flexible." ((in 471 reviews)); "People are great and helpful for the most part." ((in 278 reviews)); "The pay was good but could use more insenitives to better help the employees and the Company as a whole." ((in 237 reviews)); "Great culture and not overly corporate" ((in 199 reviews)); "Distribution side was nice and the team is great." ((in 83 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and over work" ((in 250 reviews)); "If you start without experience and a low salary you will never realy achieve a substantial income." ((in 115 reviews)); "Entitled kids in apprenticeship program lead to them becoming bad managers" ((in 99 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends." ((in 91 reviews)); "get thrown into certain things with no training making it hard to help the customer." ((in 87 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ecolab layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Ecolab locations?

Paris , Bagneux , Arcueil , Marseille , Châlons-en-Champagne , Lyon , Bordeaux , Issy-les-Moulineaux , Lille , Nîmes , Toulouse

Ecolab reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(5,098 total reviews)

Christophe Beck

72% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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Ecolab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,098 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ecolab 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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5.0

Jun 2, 2026

Good work and management, but lacks entertainment events

Ai engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work, good manager, Better work life balance. If you get into good projects you will have great learning curve.

Cons

No Exciting events for Entertainment. Salary might be less than normal industry standards.

3.0

May 28, 2026

Friendly team but poor office culture and workload issues

Senior financial analyst i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly team, good modern office.

Cons

Office culture isn’t great, very quiet. Systems are all over the place. Work load is a common issue on annual staff surveys which isn’t addressed.

4.0

May 27, 2026

Challenging work, but struggles with work-life balance

Finance director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High-degree of complexity and challenging situations leading to rewarding outcomes

Cons

Work-life balance can be an issue

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