Is Clean Harbors a good company to work for?

Clean Harbors has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 2,154 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 53% of employees would recommend working at Clean Harbors to a friend and 52% 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?

53% 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 (38) , 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 128 reviews)); "Good Benefits and ability to advance" ((in 114 reviews)); "great people and they have supervisor that care about there employers" ((in 110 reviews)); "Good training if you are new to the industry." ((in 45 reviews)); "Most coworkers are great people." ((in 32 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 65 reviews)); "Upper management does not appreciate nor understand the work that is done." ((in 58 reviews)); "Hard to get a raise" ((in 45 reviews)); "manager, which ends up rolling down hill, so all the other managers are also micro" ((in 25 reviews)); "Poor capabilites and leadership in the field service and remediation sectors." ((in 22 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

Clean Harbors reviews

3.2

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,041 total reviews)

Michael L. Battles and Eric W. Gerstenberg

57% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Clean Harbors has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,041 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Clean Harbors employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Mar 15, 2022

Head

Cleaner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have a job that supports me

Cons

It's cleaning. There is not much I can say

Clean Harbors Response

4y

Thank you for posting. Be on the look out for the employee survey coming in May.

5.0

Feb 17, 2022

Good

Cleaner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are good to their employee.

Cons

Salary range should be improved

Clean Harbors Response

4y

Thank you for your post. We appreciate all you do!

5.0

Jan 29, 2022

The best l Workplace Culture l tremendous opportunity to learn and grow l Lot of earnings

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I must say this is the best company, the amount of efforts what management puts in training and development of their staff is really appreciated. Harish Nair is the role model, he demonstrates the true leadership. Kiran Dasari Sr manager of such big company has really down to earth attitude and no matter what is the time of the day he is always there to assist you be it your personal or professional needs. Best HR team I have ever worked with. Their policies are really good and they actually make sure everyone adheres to it. Tara Jagannath, Vikash Bhushan and Harish Nair these are the pillars infact they are the one who set a high standard of workplace, it's actually like a family. Onsite team is always there to assist you in process knowledge. Heather, Sheehan Jennifer, Tom. I wouldn't have left this job but personal life demands me to take this decision but I will definitely recommend this company to everyone.

Cons

Every individual should get opportunity to spend their entire earned leaves without any compromise.

Clean Harbors Response

4y

Thank you for the shout outs to our awesome team in India! We wish you the best of luck.

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