Does Hormel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hormel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hormel. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hormel?

50% of Hormel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hormel 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hormel?

Production Supervisor (69) , Territory Manager (19) , Maintenance Engineer (15) , Associate Maintenance Engineer (12) , Machine Operator (10) , Production Worker (10) , Supervisor (10) , Sales (9) , Category Analyst (8) , Manager (8) , Production (8) , Sales Representative (8) , Account Executive (7) , Customer Executive (7) , Industrial Engineer (7)

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

"Hormel pays okay and the benefits are good." ((in 78 reviews)); "Great for people who don’t care about morals but will do whatever it takes to move up quick & make money fast." ((in 53 reviews)); "Great culture; people are welcoming to questions; work for me as an intern was relevant and tasks that the other auditors would have been doing" ((in 30 reviews)); "Coming out of college the salary is competitive." ((in 17 reviews)); "Great opportunities if you are willing to learn the business and be flexible." ((in 17 reviews))

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

"No work life balance but an awesome group of employees" ((in 59 reviews)); "Poor management and leader ship." ((in 29 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends." ((in 25 reviews)); "Many middle to upper management are just waiting to retire and this is an absolute drag on everything Culture promotes excessive work and work" ((in 16 reviews)); "barely any room for growth with no diversity what so ever" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Hormel layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Hormel locations?

Austin , Rochelle , Osceola , Beloit , Dubuque , Atlanta , Tucker , Minneapolis , Knoxville , Irvine , Chicago , Wichita , Bethlehem , Eden Prairie , Algona , New York , Fremont , Fort Smith , Cincinnati , Orange , Naperville , Suffolk , Houston , Orlando , Boston , Aurora , Omaha , Papillion , Oklahoma City , Austin

Hormel reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(675 total reviews)

James P. Snee

54% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

Hormel has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 675 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hormel 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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Reviews by job title

675 reviews

5.0

Dec 14, 2011

Great people and a great company.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great People Excellent company, and get great experience and training. Good benefits.

Cons

Limited area/regional offices. may be hard to live near family, depending on where you're from.

4.0

Oct 21, 2010

Good to start

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good package - (salary, benefits, etc) Good early opportunities - if you are willing to work for it Strong company that will be around

Cons

The ceiling comes relatively early - unless you are willing to sacrifice certain beliefs (I won't throw others under the bus to further my career) Work/Life balance is difficult if you want to continue to be given opportunities - you're judged on the hours vs. the quality of content. When I am talking hours, 50 is considered OK, but 60 is preferred...

2.0

Aug 10, 2010

Not worth it

Category analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice starting salary All sales and analysts positions come with a company car Nice team, many SALES people have been working there for years

Cons

Unequal treatment of analysts No opportunity for growth within the company, just laid off people, not much movement within the company Dont really have a handle on what to do with analyts after the associate level, no promotions to senior analysts

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