Is BASF a good company to work for?

BASF has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 9,453 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at BASF to a friend and 36% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BASF have been left by employees working as Internship , PDP Engineering and Intern .

Does BASF pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BASF employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BASF. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BASF?

72% of BASF employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BASF 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BASF?

Estagiário (354) , Intern (187) , Estagiário Superior (130) , Manager (104) , Internship (103) , Project Manager (74) , Engineer (61) , Lab Technician (56) , Chemical Operator (53) , Product Manager (51) , Estágio Superior (48) , Process Engineer (47) , Sales Manager (47) , Account Manager (42) , Analista (42)

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

"good benefits and everyone at the plant is welling to help out and try to find solutions." ((in 501 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can easily take paid leave" ((in 269 reviews)); "Also great people that are caring and all support each other" ((in 248 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good but lagging in the industry now as they have stagnated for long" ((in 241 reviews)); "Loved the culture and the people and the great cafe!" ((in 181 reviews))

What are the cons of working at BASF according to real employee reviews?

"low salary and it is quite sad" ((in 180 reviews)); "Extremely hot out cold depending on time of year and poor management." ((in 158 reviews)); "Good and bad managers just like every other company." ((in 58 reviews)); "Upper management is stressing lean manufacturing and becoming profit over people" ((in 30 reviews)); "skills are overlooked in favour of constant nepotism" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about BASF layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about BASF layoffs and their outlook for job security at BASF in 2026.

What are the top reviewed BASF locations?

Florham Park , Houston , Wyandotte , Freeport , Research Triangle Park , Geismar , Southfield , Charlotte , Huntsville , Seneca , Detroit , Iselin , Raleigh , Durham , New York , San Diego , Baton Rouge , Tarrytown , Elyria , McIntosh , McIntyre , Chattanooga , Cleveland , Savannah , Chicago , Beaumont , Palmyra , Port Arthur , Cincinnati , Beachwood

BASF reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,755 total reviews)

Michael Heinz

78% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

BASF has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,755 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BASF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Jul 24, 2019

Improvement needed

Rpa enabler (analyst)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money well spent on good systems and setup/integration. Career advancement possible with interest. Good exposure working in a global capacity.

Cons

Renumeration purely based on job grade and extremely below the industry standard regardless of the niche skill specifically required for the job. No pay raise even when I was transferred out of my SDU to assume a role with a larger scope and heavier responsibilities. Decision still very much centralized at Berlin though the top management advocates for one GSSO. Some managers are still very conservative and closed-minded on allowing staff to work from home despite the top management openly advocating for it.

5.0

Jul 21, 2019

Great place to work

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture is respectful and inclusive and the people are very committed and skilled. There is plenty of opportunity to develop yourself and the company provides generous benefits.

Cons

It is a very large global company so there are inefficiencies from time to time and the corporate strategy out of head office doesn't always align to local markets and needs.

5.0

Jul 16, 2019

Communism

Scientist iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company. Free lunch everywhere . Champs (Change mindset and behavior), lots of experts to learn

Cons

Slow, I cannot adapt well.

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