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 94 reviews)); "Pay is good but still slightly below average" ((in 84 reviews)); "the people are great and very supportive." ((in 72 reviews)); "Salary and roster both good" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((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 70 reviews)); "There is No work life balance" ((in 33 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible at the Corporate level" ((in 21 reviews)); "LONG hours and large work" ((in 18 reviews)); "Managers have no credibility with their employees." ((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

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3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(950 total reviews)

Bill Oplinger

74% approve of CEO

62% 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

3.3

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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950 reviews

2.0

Jan 23, 2011

Management is not that sincere about the care of its people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, fair benefits, slow recogniton

Cons

No consideration for fair employee treatment

2.0

Jan 21, 2011

High performing, innovative types should keep looking.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Alcoa has great benefits. You will learn how to work quickly and prioritize. You will meet alot of very smart people with alot of great ideas that they are afraid to share. Alcoa values their minority employees and takes that kind of diversity very seriously.

Cons

Alcoa is a very old, conservative company that values people who stay there a long time and not necessarily the people who do a great job. Innovation and new ideas are discouraged in favor of ABS dogma and the way we've done it for 100 years. What you accomplish will never be as important as who likes you. They are very suspicous of people recruited in from other companies and their ideas are marginalized.

4.0

Jan 7, 2011

Very positive experience with the company in regards to developmental opportunities.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life Balance Decent Compensation Package

Cons

Old Boy Network Lack of Diversity

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