Does Kemin Industries pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kemin Industries employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kemin Industries. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kemin Industries?

78% of Kemin Industries employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kemin Industries 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kemin Industries?

Research Associate (8) , Senior Research Associate (6) , Regional Sales Manager (5) , Sales Manager (5) , Scientist (5) , Executive (4) , Intern (4) , Manager (4) , Sales (4) , Analyst (3) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Gerente Comercial (3) , Operaio Produzione (3) , Process Engineer (3) , Quality Control Associate (3)

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

"Good work life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "good people to work with" ((in 13 reviews)); "They provide good benefits for their employees" ((in 12 reviews)); "Friendly and helpful Colleagues around you!" ((in 11 reviews)); "good pay and" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Egos get in way of rationale decision making, dictatorial and emotional management" ((in 12 reviews)); "The upper management doesn't trust the middle management to do anything." ((in 4 reviews)); "Lots of really long hours" ((in 4 reviews)); "life balance is lip service, minimal vacation time, disrespect of personal life, and resists innovation, sharp" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Kemin Industries locations?

Des Moines , Florence , Verona , Nashville , West Des Moines , Jordan Valley , America , Des Moines

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Kemin Industries reviews

3.5

78% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)

Dr. Chris Nelson

97% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

Kemin Industries has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 245 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kemin Industries employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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245 reviews

3.0

Jun 13, 2026

Overall good org but need significan retention plan

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

It's not a reflection of the bigger company. Flat organization, can have direct access to higher up depends you want or not.High job exposure across functions and projects.Regional BU decide own strategy.In general,team wants to win meet target. Decision is fast. Very good incentives for sales n management

Cons

Talent retention needs significant work.'Stay focused' stays as slogan.Inconsistent standards of carrot-and-stick. Lack of team building activities, usually happen around employee survey time

4.0

Apr 9, 2026

One of the better company

Food technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, good learning opportunity, many diverse project to work on

Cons

Pay is ok . Very market dependent if ur team is gonna have a good time or bad time

4.0

Mar 19, 2026

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Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay and good environment

Cons

no development opportunities for this

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