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

4.0

Oct 9, 2019

Bad time

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Messy work and lovely lovely

Cons

Bad pay and poop life

2.0

May 19, 2016

Decent job, but nothing special

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can get a good exposure to manufacturing processes as a graduate. Frequent communication between different parts of the company.

Cons

Huge employee turn over rate combined with a lack of training opportunities make personal development rather difficult. Graduate scheme lacks structure.

4.0

Mar 25, 2015

Great work life balance

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work life balance, good salary and working conditions. There are opportunities if you are willing to put in the hard work. Most people who leave, try to get back in.

Cons

They prefer to employ a certain type of person and you will be required to sit testing to identify character traits as well as intelligence. I suspect most large companies do this now. There are less and less job opportunities the higher you go and people tend to hold onto their jobs. If you are a female and choose to work part time due to family commitments there is virtually no job progression for you.

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