Is Marathon Petroleum a good company to work for?

Marathon Petroleum has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,953 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 4% over the last 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at Marathon Petroleum to a friend and 83% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Marathon Petroleum have been left by employees working as Intern - Hourly , Internship and IT Intern .

Does Marathon Petroleum pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Marathon Petroleum employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Marathon Petroleum. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Marathon Petroleum?

79% of Marathon Petroleum employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Marathon Petroleum 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Marathon Petroleum?

Cashier (50) , Project Engineer (39) , Intern (33) , Engineer (27) , Operations (25) , Process Engineer (25) , Accountant (23) , Operator (23) , Analyst (21) , Refining Engineer (21) , Sales Associate/Cashier (21) , Business Analyst (18) , Lab Technician (16) , Mechanical Engineer (16) , Territory Manager (16)

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

"Good Work Experience & Pay" ((in 262 reviews)); "Benefits are great and inclusive" ((in 247 reviews)); "Great people and tons of opportunities" ((in 138 reviews)); "Great culture and very helpful" ((in 50 reviews)); "1) Good work life balance" ((in 47 reviews))

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

"Poor Management, weak on regulatory requirements" ((in 66 reviews)); "Holding the lowest people accountable while letting Senior Leadership continue on the Peter Principle continuum is unsat." ((in 28 reviews)); "Long hours and overworked occasionally" ((in 27 reviews)); "6 years experience), racist employees are tolerated and encouraged by upper management" ((in 20 reviews)); "Lack of work remote flexibility (prior to the pandemic); lack of diversity across the organization" ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Marathon Petroleum layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Marathon Petroleum locations?

Findlay , San Antonio , Texas City , Detroit , Houston , Martinez , Los Angeles , Catlettsburg , Garyville , Robinson , Carson , Denver , Canton , El Paso , Salt Lake City , Anacortes , Galveston , Indianapolis , Ashland , Columbus , Mandan , Saint Paul , Kenai , Long Beach , Chicago , Saint Paul Park , Cadiz , Cincinnati , Toledo , Wilmington

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Marathon Petroleum reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,559 total reviews)

Michael J. Hennigan

81% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Marathon Petroleum has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,559 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Marathon Petroleum employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Mar 12, 2011

Marathon likes to build consensus before they react.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Marathon is a very good operator of refineries. They will spend money on projects that do not make money in order to have safe and environmental friendly operations. If you are not a creative person, then Marathon is the place to work. Marathon promotes people who can quickly learn a position, make minimal mistakes, push out the work as quickly as possible and complete their work in less than 8 hours. Marathon managers are trained to keep the status quo and follow the plans from their upper management.

Cons

Marathon is not a nimble company when reacting to market changes. They study and build consensus before they react. For profit oriented capital projects, you should expect at least two years between conception and installation.

4.0

Feb 19, 2011

Great place to gain some experience, and then move on

Anonymous employee

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Pros

- Benefits and pay are very good when compared to other industries. About par for oil industry. - I found the work very interesting, always something different happening. - Company takes safety and regulations very seriously. - Great work/life balance. Midwest company with solid values. - Operates some of the nation's premier refineries (Garyville, Robinson) - Midwest focus should allow the company high profitability well into the future. - Bottom line is that I feel MPC would be a great company for chemical engineers, less so for other disciplines.

Cons

- No longer an integrated oil company. - Training for new hires is poor when compared to other oil companies. - Work locations - Little advancement opportunity for non-ChemEs. I feel that this will get even worse with the recent split of the company. - Hiring of new engineers is terribly managed. The best interns that I worked with or attended university with ALL went to work for different oil companies such as BP, Chevron, Shell. Terribly short-sighted to completely lose out on a group of young, talented engineers. Caliber of the schools where MPC recruits has steadily declined over the last several years.

4.0

Jul 8, 2010

Not a bad place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits for the employees

Cons

Could use a little help in career paths

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