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?

76% 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 99 reviews)); "Good pay and a lot of hours" ((in 97 reviews)); "the people are great and very supportive." ((in 78 reviews)); "Good salarys and bonus payments" ((in 39 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 70 reviews)); "There is No work life balance" ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible at the Corporate level" ((in 22 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of pressure" ((in 18 reviews)); "Really poor work/life balance, pressure to put profits over quality, poor safety on the shop floor, managers don't listen to the people performing the actual jobs, bullying by management, loss of holiday/vacation time, not enough sick time to compensate for being overworked (and therefore, getting sick more often), management lies a lot." ((in 16 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

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3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(950 total reviews)

Bill Oplinger

74% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

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

Apr 9, 2015

Mechanical Reliability Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities are endless at Alcoa!

Cons

Work life balance is not the greatest.

4.0

Apr 7, 2015

Great company to work for with very friendly people.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very self driven while working on projects but plenty of discussion at the same time.

Cons

Have to be their bright and early every day. Not a big deal in all honesty.

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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