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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3.0

May 12, 2012

New Alcoa not like Old Alcoa

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Values-based company. Desires to do the right thing. Generally very good people across the company. Consistently ranked as best metals company. Compensation generally competitive. Paid well to work hard. Very results oriented.

Cons

Despite cost cutting, downsizing, right sizing, triming capacity and a host of other things - stock has nothing to show for it. If you enjoying building power points and revising them many times just to change colors, font size, position of text, etc you will enjoy working here. Seem to live quarter to quarter.

3.0

May 9, 2012

Alcoa in Brazil is a good company to work for, but the FRP division is struggling with management issues.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance, good benefits.

Cons

Specifically worked for the FRP division, which was the least well-structured / organized at the time.

2.0

Feb 8, 2012

A great school, excellent learning opportunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Autonomy, constantly learning opportunities and global challenges

Cons

High work load, low salaries, the market is not stable. Hard to balance personal life with the workload. Management is not mature.

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