Is Ecolab a good company to work for?

Ecolab has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 6,757 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Ecolab to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Ecolab have been left by employees working as Technical Sales Intern , Intern - Hourly and Intern .

Does Ecolab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ecolab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ecolab. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ecolab?

64% of Ecolab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ecolab 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ecolab?

Territory Manager (298) , Territory Representative (147) , Account Manager (123) , Service Specialist (86) , District Manager (81) , Pest Control Technician (80) , Financial Analyst (64) , District Representative (53) , Route Sales Manager (53) , Customer Service Representative (48) , Sales Representative (48) , Territory Sales Manager (48) , Corporate Account Manager (45) , Intern (44) , Territory Sales Representative (44)

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

"The benefits are good and the work schedule is fairly flexible." ((in 454 reviews)); "People are great and helpful for the most part." ((in 270 reviews)); "The pay was good but could use more insenitives to better help the employees and the Company as a whole." ((in 254 reviews)); "Great culture and not overly corporate" ((in 201 reviews)); "Distribution side was nice and the team is great." ((in 84 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and over work" ((in 252 reviews)); "If you start without experience and a low salary you will never realy achieve a substantial income." ((in 110 reviews)); "Entitled kids in apprenticeship program lead to them becoming bad managers" ((in 98 reviews)); "long hours and sometimes need to work weekends" ((in 91 reviews)); "get thrown into certain things with no training making it hard to help the customer." ((in 90 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ecolab layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Ecolab locations?

Saint Paul , Naperville , Eagan , Chicago , Houston , New York , Minneapolis , Los Angeles , Greensboro , Dallas , Atlanta , Joliet , Boston , Sugar Land , Seattle , Philadelphia , Tampa , Denver , Miami , Austin , Phoenix , San Diego , McDonough , Washington , San Antonio , San Francisco , Detroit , Indianapolis , Cincinnati , Orlando

Ecolab reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(5,100 total reviews)

Christophe Beck

72% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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Ecolab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,100 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ecolab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews

3.0

May 13, 2011

Vehicle Care is an unwanted step-child

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good solid company. Tough to get fired, basically if you don't sell what they want and don't make service calls, you're gone. Otherwise, they'll work with you.

Cons

Vehicle Care is often looked down on. Pest and Institutional are the company's money makers so they get what they want. Stay away from Vehicle Care.

1.0

Apr 28, 2011

Worst career decision ever made...

Finance administrative supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Limited likelihood of lay-offs, good benefit options, you'll always have something to do and no 2 days will ever be the same.

Cons

Very little vacation, low pay and no work/life flexibility for supervisors of non-exempt staff. Only the "chosen ones" are given development opportunities and promotions, the rest of us are just left to plow through the work and not rock the boat. If you happen to fit the Ecolab mold, they'll love you and you'll love them, but if you do not "bleed blue" you'll most likely feel pretty excluded and ignored.

4.0

Apr 25, 2011

It's still an enjoyable place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

It's a stable work environment. Co-workers are very easy to work with and are very talented. When possible the work schedule is flexible when needed.

Cons

A lot of travel, work very long hours and they spread their employees very thin. Moral overall has been on the decline for awhile.

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