Is Clean Harbors a good company to work for?

Clean Harbors has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 2,156 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 54% of employees would recommend working at Clean Harbors to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Clean Harbors have been left by employees working as Branch Manager , Class A Truck Driver and Account Manager .

Does Clean Harbors pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Clean Harbors employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Clean Harbors. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Clean Harbors?

54% of Clean Harbors employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Clean Harbors 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Clean Harbors?

Chemist (40) , Project Manager (39) , Class A Truck Driver (33) , Technician (33) , Account Manager (31) , Truck Driver (29) , Driver (27) , Insite Chemist (27) , Environmental Technician (24) , Manager (24) , Supervisor (23) , Branch Manager (18) , Customer Service Representative (18) , Field Technician (17) , Program Manager (17)

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

"The pay was good and not bad" ((in 130 reviews)); "Good Benefits and ability to advance" ((in 122 reviews)); "great people and they have supervisor that care about there employers" ((in 111 reviews)); "Good training and integration programs of their business model and paper flow for companies they have purchased." ((in 50 reviews)); "Most coworkers are great people." ((in 30 reviews))

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

"Some of the jobs are very demanding and require long hours and out of town work." ((in 63 reviews)); "Upper management does not appreciate nor understand the work that is done." ((in 60 reviews)); "Hard to get a raise" ((in 48 reviews)); "No work/life balance" ((in 38 reviews)); "Too many managers, bucket just keeps getting passed with no one making change to issues that arise." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Clean Harbors layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Clean Harbors locations?

Norwell , Richardson , Boston , Houston , Los Angeles , Deer Park , La Porte , Dallas , Cincinnati , Cleveland , San Jose , Kent , El Dorado , Denver , Braintree , Aragonite , Dolton , Phoenix , Salt Lake City , Chicago , San Diego , Benicia , Seattle , Baton Rouge , Weymouth , New York , Reidsville , Atlanta , Tooele , Chandler

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Clean Harbors reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(584 total reviews)

Michael L. Battles and Eric W. Gerstenberg

57% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

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Reviews by job title

584 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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1.0

Jun 11, 2022

Disappointed

Heavy equipment operator remediation

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good, if you only live for the Job. 6 week rotation and all other P.T.O. is dependent on getting approval for the time off and the company's needs always are more important than the hourly no matter what you have going on. Missing holidays and family stuff is a given. "Welcome to the Haubors"( Boston accent)is what you hear from long time employees. It's a going joke when the company says one thing (written policy) and does the opposite.

Cons

It went from being a career the first 2 years to a job the following 2 years to a paycheck the remainder of my time there. So disappointing, they in remediation have potential but with the general managers and v.p and then the jokes that are supervisors. Those guys couldn't find their way out of a bag, which most of them are in most of the time. We had a female on our crew and that woman took so much crap from the crew and supervisors. No diversity, felt bad for her

Clean Harbors Response

We are sorry your experience did not end positive. Here at Clean Harbors, we value Diversity & Inclusion, and any behavior that goes against this philosophy is unacceptable. The appropriate personnel will review this information. Thank you.

4.0

Jun 9, 2022

4/5 stars

Truck driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always busy. Good safety environment. Great pay and benefits

Cons

They make simple things harder than they need to be a lot of the times.

Clean Harbors Response

We love our drivers and appreciate everything they do! If you have good suggestions, please reach out to an Engagement Ambassador and join the driver committee!

4.0

Jun 7, 2022

Roll off driver

Truck driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of work, decent pay, ok benefits

Cons

No work life balance. No raises

Clean Harbors Response

We hear you. Retaining our loyal employees is a top priority! That is why our employee survey is vital to us in trying to understand what is important to our employees. Thank you.

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