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 79 reviews)); "Great for people who don’t care about morals but will do whatever it takes to move up quick & make money fast." ((in 51 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 33 reviews)); "They provide great opportunities to grow" ((in 19 reviews)); "Coming out of college the salary is competitive." ((in 16 reviews))

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

"No work life balance at all you’ll spend your life there" ((in 58 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of weekends" ((in 28 reviews)); "Poor management and leader ship." ((in 27 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?

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

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

1.0

Dec 31, 2015

Zero Work/Life Balance

Production supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a large and functional company that trains you well. They have a global brand and you might learn a few things.

Cons

Their financial success is not trickling down to their factory employees and factory management who work excessively long hours. There is always a promise of good things to come, but they rarely do.

3.0

Feb 12, 2015

Just ok place to work.

Production manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job stability, company well known in the industry.

Cons

Avoid production areas. Long hours, and poor compensation when total time is considered. No special perks to production management while other areas get lots of perks. Language barriers with the line is a challenge while upper management makes no attempt to train.

3.0

Oct 22, 2014

One way to learn a lot in a short amount of time

Production supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As long as you take care of your area you will have some independence and freedom. The pay is ok and the training is about one week per year.

Cons

The work load keeps going up at an alarming rate. To many levels of management and to much of a disconnect from the top down. So much that even middle management can not tell the boss how things really work.

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