Does Symrise pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Symrise employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Symrise. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Symrise?

68% of Symrise employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Symrise 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Symrise?

Intern (43) , Estagiário (22) , Internship (20) , Lab Technician (19) , Analista Pleno (12) , Analista (11) , Account Manager (10) , Manager (8) , Marketing Intern (8) , Fragrance Development Manager (7) , Key Account Manager (7) , Laboratory Technician (7) , Production Technician (7) , Analyst (6) , Chef De Projet (6)

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

"Nice colleagues who are willing to train you and support" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 40 reviews)); "Benefits are good and flexible" ((in 37 reviews)); "It's okay and good work life balance" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good culture and meals are provided" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and conditions vs competence." ((in 15 reviews)); "Low pay and a very frequent flood zone" ((in 14 reviews)); "No career progression and lack of grooming" ((in 12 reviews)); "Senior manager was abusive, lying, and in over her head." ((in 6 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism displayed by upper management with disregard for the lower level employees." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Symrise layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Symrise locations?

Clichy , Paris , Rennes , Elven , Berric , Strasbourg , Cossé-le-Vivien , Nantes , Saint-Ouen , Villers

Symrise reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(400 total reviews)

Dr Heinz-Jürgen Bertram

75% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Symrise has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 400 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Symrise employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

400 reviews

5.0

Jun 6, 2025

Great to place to work

Associate applied researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment to work for

Cons

No real cons that I can think of

3.0

May 16, 2025

Associate Chemist

Associate chemist ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They had good benefits and decent 401K match

Cons

Very toxic environment, VP and directors gossiped about each other

3.0

May 8, 2025

Low pay, very traditional environment

Executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people are generally nice and easy to work with. benefits are pretty decent (leave, flexi-benefits etc).

Cons

very traditional company, many processes are still very manual and hence prone to error. management is not supportive in investing to upgrade equipment or improve on processes. lots of talk but at the end of the day, no one wants to take responsibility and work is pushed to certain departments because "it's a legacy issue". pay is way below market rate, increment is basically non-existent.

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