Does Alcoa pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Alcoa?

73% of Alcoa employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alcoa 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alcoa?

Estagiário (51) , Engineer (25) , Manager (17) , Supervisor (16) , Estagiário De Engenharia (14) , Intern (14) , Process Engineer (13) , Estagiário Superior (12) , Financial Analyst (10) , Production Supervisor (10) , Analista Pleno (8) , Engenheiro (8) , Gerente (8) , Process Operator (8) , Analista (7)

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

"The good benefits are good" ((in 110 reviews)); "pay is good not bad work" ((in 81 reviews)); "the people are great and very supportive." ((in 73 reviews)); "Salary and roster both good" ((in 46 reviews)); "employees are great and easy to get along with" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Poor Management blinded by personal preferences and prejudice." ((in 68 reviews)); "There is No work life balance" ((in 33 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible at the Corporate level" ((in 21 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of pressure" ((in 16 reviews)); "Managers have no credibility with their employees." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alcoa layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Alcoa locations?

Pittsburgh , Newburgh , Cleveland , Ferndale , Knoxville , Davenport , New Kensington , Point Comfort , Dover , New York , Alcoa , Torrance , Alcoa Center , Wichita Falls , Lafayette , Hampton , Massena , Chandler , Lancaster , LaPorte , Fullerton , Whitehall , Port Lavaca , Evansville , La Porte , Carson , City of Industry , Seattle , Morristown , Indianapolis

Alcoa reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(950 total reviews)

Bill Oplinger

74% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Alcoa has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 950 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alcoa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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950 reviews

3.0

Feb 20, 2016

Good place to work

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay good benefits, always evolving. Excellent people. Plenty of challenges.lots of locations that you can transfer to if the right job exist.

Cons

No stability at any locations, always closing plants, they act like they care about thier employees but do not. Way to many flavor of the day ideas that do not last and way too secretive about passing information to employees

1.0

Feb 16, 2016

Terrible place to work. Work their employees to death. If you work in Finance look somewhere else for a job.

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people. Benefits are good. Can't think of any other positive things to say. Bonus is nice to reward your employees...

Cons

Absolutely no work life balance if you work in the Finance department. You are over worked and if you are a great performer your reward is to get buried with more "busy" work and stupid meetings that accomplish nothing. On top of that they don't get rid of people who can't do their jobs so you have to do that as well. They don't treat you like a person. Upper management just screams at you if you make a mistake. Even if it's not your mistake they scream at you and make you do it .. Nobody has any personal responsibility. You work 12 hours come home and eat and then guess what?? It's time to open up the laptop and work some more. Working here has made me depressed and anxiety ridden. I don't get to eat dinner with my family. It's so hard on my family that I'm always at work. So not worth it.

5.0

Feb 13, 2016

Great Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for but the industry is experiencing downsizing right now. Otherwise, a great working environment.

Cons

downsizing nationally at the moment

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