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 (52) , 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 119 reviews)); "Pay is good but still slightly below average" ((in 81 reviews)); "the people are great and very supportive." ((in 75 reviews)); "You must negotiate for a good salary because the raises are small but the performance bonus can be very good." ((in 37 reviews)); "Generally a very good work environment" ((in 16 reviews))

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

"Poor Management blinded by personal preferences and prejudice." ((in 72 reviews)); "There is No work life balance" ((in 32 reviews)); "Horrible upper management needs to be all fired" ((in 21 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of pressure" ((in 18 reviews)); "Not experienced managers" ((in 14 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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2.0

Apr 9, 2014

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Engineer

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Pros

They pay you as planned. Good Benefits. Some really nice people work here and they get the treated poorly.

Cons

Communication. Everyone has a different Mission. Everyone has a different professional desire which takes precedence over the various misaligned business decisions. Everything is last minute and they play favorites and they do not care who see's it and what's said about it. They are laying off now because the company fell off the Dow sometime last year.

3.0

Apr 5, 2014

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Large company, strong history, international footprint, growing downstream markets. Corporate functions provide exposure to senior management and potential growth opportunities. Good company with a good future.

Cons

Lack of investment in business unit personnel. Overhead and corporate functions are too big and provide little value to the business units. All directives come from the CEO and most business unit leaders IC seems to drive value destructive behavior.

4.0

Mar 21, 2014

It has been a Great company to work for

Shift supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The Benefits were good and close to home

Cons

Job did not last as long as i would have liked. Its a shame Rockdale had to go.

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