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 107 reviews)); "It is more stable than most other jobs and good pay" ((in 78 reviews)); "Good people work there and they are positive." ((in 73 reviews)); "Salary and roster both good" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great 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 69 reviews)); "There is No work life balance" ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible at the Corporate level" ((in 20 reviews)); "Long hours and rough conditions" ((in 14 reviews)); "Managers have no credibility with their employees." ((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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950 reviews

2.0

Oct 20, 2021

Poor management and bullying

Power station operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and roster both good

Cons

Bullying and intimidating behaviour from Power Station Superintendent (at Kwinana site) and 3 site power station manager. No communication, regular threats and operators treated without any respect for their knowledge. Do not live or behave with the Alcoa values, although state they do. Many examples of preferential treatment of female workers who are not able to execute the manual work required to do the job. Bullying and intimidation is driving mental health issues and they don’t care and refuse to acknowledge is created through the work environment. Toxic place with toxic management.

1.0

Oct 19, 2021

Avoid at all costs

Information technology manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pockets of the organization driving for innovation / transformation with genuine attempt at changing old ways of doing business

Cons

Abysmal lack of leadership in IT organization with processes and systems stuck in previous century. Only join this organization if you enjoy ticking compliance boxes

2.0

Aug 17, 2021

Not a good experience

Reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary no bad considering working hours Mon-Fri . Some people was nice to work with

Cons

Lack of opportunities to step up unless you were part of the "inner circle". No perks or discounts for employees . Poor performance of senior management

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