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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alcoa?

75% 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) , Engenheiro (8) , Gerente (8) , Process Operator (8) , Analista (7) , Analista Pleno (7)

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

"The good benefits are good" ((in 101 reviews)); "It is more stable than most other jobs and good pay" ((in 78 reviews)); "Good people work there and they are positive." ((in 72 reviews)); "You must negotiate for a good salary because the raises are small but the performance bonus can be very good." ((in 38 reviews)); "employees are great and easy to get along with" ((in 17 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 32 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible at the Corporate level" ((in 21 reviews)); "Hard work and long hours" ((in 16 reviews)); "Not experienced managers" ((in 15 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 Alcoa locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Massena , Fullerton , Newburgh , Pittsburgh , New York , Knoxville

Alcoa reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(950 total reviews)

Bill Oplinger

74% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

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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Reviews by job title

950 reviews

5.0

Sep 19, 2012

Strong focus on safety, quality, technology, and operational excellence

Metallurgical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company with strong focus on safety, quality, technology, and operational excellence. Ideal opportunities for metallurgical and materials engineers in process, manufacturing, quality, and commercial roles.

Cons

Individuals may be overwelmed by company and local management politics. Public company focused heavily on quarterly and annual financial goals that drives some short term decisions.

3.0

Sep 15, 2012

It was a adventure.

Paint shop operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

had good people to work with. kept me busy.

Cons

the management didnt listen to workers.

1.0

Sep 8, 2012

If you like wasting your time, then work here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, most co-workers are friendly, Health benefits are great

Cons

If you like wasting your time, then work here. It takes forever to get anything done as there is a massive papertrail. You cannot buy anything without 10 different people approving first. And if you have a breakdown, you need approval before you can get a part of out the warehouse. Then you get questioned on why it took so long to fix the problem. They keep reducing people (contractors, hourly, salary) in order to cut costs. No one is backfilling the old duties and everyone is getting over worked. They have unrealistic expectations that each person is going to have the next greatest idea to save millions of dollars. And demand that each person implements and tracks 2 of their ideas in a computer system. All they look at is costs, would rather not spend to save than to spend and save in the long run.

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