Is Bayer a good company to work for?

Bayer has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 12,018 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Bayer to a friend and 44% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Bayer have been left by employees working as Intern , Engineering Co-Op and Software Developer .

Does Bayer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bayer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bayer. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bayer?

74% of Bayer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bayer 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bayer?

Estagiário (313) , Intern (151) , Estagiário Superior (122) , Manager (107) , Data Scientist (106) , Project Manager (91) , Analista Júnior (79) , Analista (70) , Director (65) , Analista Pleno (63) , Sales Representative (62) , Internship (61) , Senior Associate (51) , Product Manager (49) , Software Engineer (47)

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

"Good work life balance if we complete our timelines of project on time" ((in 539 reviews)); "Pay and benefits were good with great 401K match." ((in 505 reviews)); "Bayer has accumulated great people from all over the CPG/OTC industry and put them together in one place." ((in 465 reviews)); "The culture at Bayer is great and the it promotes curiosity within employee to explore new ideas" ((in 353 reviews)); "Pay is good and acceptable." ((in 261 reviews))

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

"The management was poor." ((in 204 reviews)); "Poor leadership and decision making as regards the medical device business." ((in 85 reviews)); "Bad manager can suppress growth and development by not sharing true talent and in a lot of cases claiming credit for staffers work." ((in 83 reviews)); "Lack of transparency by upper management" ((in 49 reviews)); "limited career opportunities within Technology Transfer group" ((in 27 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bayer layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Bayer locations?

Saint Louis , Whippany , Berkeley , Pittsburgh , Chesterfield , Creve Coeur , Kansas City , Morristown , San Francisco , Myerstown , Luling , New York , Indianola , Muscatine , Research Triangle Park , Shawnee , Chicago , Emeryville , Woodland , Raleigh , Baytown , Lubbock , Saxonburg , Soda Springs , Waterman , West Sacramento , Mishawaka , Newark , Los Angeles , Tarrytown

Bayer reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(5,565 total reviews)

Bill Anderson

63% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Bayer has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,565 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bayer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

2.0

Jul 13, 2016

Not on a bet!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Facilities in NJ are nice, people are generally good to work with.

Cons

Process is overweighted - no flexibility to get anything done Unrealistic expectations from both management and marketing Unclear expectations or those that change from minute to minute Serious "throw other people under the bus" mentality with senior management Losing about 2 people per week for the last several weeks - not a place anyone wants to be

3.0

Jul 12, 2016

Research Scientist

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and pay. Tuition reimbursements and good co-workers. As a research scientist workload is based on projects and the more productive you are the greater the bonus for the department. Extra perks is great bonus packages. Bayer itself, on its own, was a great place to work until the merger with Merck consumer health and this changed everything.

Cons

Fast pace environment and if you have a wrong director, it means your career is doomed. Due to an acquisition of Merck consumer products layoffs were expected. Too many expectations to bring new products to market but most don't make it.

1.0

Jul 7, 2016

Underpaid and Overworked

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I cannot recommend working at Bayer. Payroll is not very reliable in making the correct deductions from an emplyees paycheck. Pay scale is not comparable to wages in other SF Bay Area biotechs.

Cons

Payscale is not comparable to wages in the SF Bay Area. No compensation for excessive hours of overtime due to inadequate personnel and complacent management. Role responsibility is not well defined, expected to accept responsibilities of other departments from external directors. No promotions even if additional work is beyond responsibilities and requires excessive overtime. No commuting benefits. Work-Life balance is nonexistent. The work environment is very stressful.

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