Question 1

Is Ecolab a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Ecolab has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 6,759 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.

Question 2

Does Ecolab pay their employees well?

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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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Ecolab?

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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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ecolab?

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Territory Manager (298), Territory Representative (147), Account Manager (123), Service Specialist (86), District Manager (81), Pest Control Technician (81), 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)

Question 5

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

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"The benefits are good and the work schedule is fairly flexible." ((in 455 reviews)); "People are great and helpful for the most part." ((in 272 reviews)); "The pay was good but could use more insenitives to better help the employees and the Company as a whole." ((in 256 reviews)); "Great culture and not overly corporate" ((in 205 reviews)); "Great opportunities to move up and stay within the company." ((in 82 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"No work life balance and over work" ((in 251 reviews)); "If you start without experience and a low salary you will never realy achieve a substantial income." ((in 103 reviews)); "long hours and some late weekend work" ((in 95 reviews)); "Entitled kids in apprenticeship program lead to them becoming bad managers" ((in 94 reviews)); "get thrown into certain things with no training making it hard to help the customer." ((in 91 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Ecolab layoffs in 2026?

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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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Ecolab locations?

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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

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Great reputation in marketplace - many surprises discovered, new manager each year, male dominated, very political

to many managers, not enough workers

OK place to work if you are one of the "In" crowd.

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