Is Bayer a good company to work for?

Bayer has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 11,970 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 75% 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?

75% 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 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bayer?

Estagiário (312) , Intern (151) , Estagiário Superior (122) , Manager (106) , Data Scientist (104) , Project Manager (90) , Analista Júnior (78) , Analista (69) , Director (65) , Analista Pleno (63) , Sales Representative (62) , Internship (60) , 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 542 reviews)); "good benefits including health and extra" ((in 500 reviews)); "Bayer has accumulated great people from all over the CPG/OTC industry and put them together in one place." ((in 470 reviews)); "The culture at Bayer is great and the it promotes curiosity within employee to explore new ideas" ((in 356 reviews)); "Pay is good and acceptable." ((in 269 reviews))

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

"The management was poor." ((in 199 reviews)); "Poor leadership and decision making as regards the medical device business." ((in 83 reviews)); "not good managers which are not proper" ((in 82 reviews)); "Upper management is unwilling to listen to new ideas or implement processes that would better serve customers" ((in 48 reviews)); "limited career opportunities at higher levels" ((in 30 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 , Myerstown , San Francisco , New York , Luling , 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

75% would recommend to a friend

(5,550 total reviews)

Bill Anderson

63% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Bayer has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,550 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).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

2.0

Jul 2, 2019

Culture eats strategy for breakfast

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good Work Life Balance, strong benefits

Cons

Leadership is clueless, culture is from a 90's corporation, very hierarchical, red tape, process, follow the process, dont forget about the process

4.0

Jun 23, 2019

Bayer treated me very well.

Sterile processing technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for an international company, you might have the opportunity to move to different countries. The salaries are very good. When they had to reduce the workforce they did so in a very humane way, giving generous severance packages and several months notice. I think they have a decent sense of corporate ethics both socially and environmentally.

Cons

Bayer is now entangled with a wave of Roundup lawsuits, at a relatively vulnerable time when they have spent a lot of cash to acquire Monsanto

Bayer Response

6y

Thank you for your more than 10 years of service with Bayer. We value the contributions you and our employees around the world make to achieve our mission Science for a Better Life. We also believe in transparency, which is why we have created a website with facts and information about glyphosate www.bayer.com/glyphosate. Best of luck on your next journey!

5.0

Jan 10, 2019

Everything I have is because of Monsanto - and thank you

Senior finance manager

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Pros

It was a wild ride, but the company cared, paid well and gave me more opportunities than I could have hoped for. I miss it - but the writing was on the wall with my area and Bayer. After being away for 2 years, I know there will never be another company that was so impactful.

Cons

Can't speak for Bayer, but it could be a bit much with favoritism and politics. Some of the tactics around people mgmt./development was childish. "If you were in a boat, who would you pick to be with you...." Haha.

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