Is Pfizer a good company to work for?

Pfizer has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 12,051 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Pfizer to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Pfizer have been left by employees working as Summer Student Worker , Summer Growth Experience Intern and Summer Intern .

Does Pfizer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pfizer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pfizer. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pfizer?

69% of Pfizer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pfizer 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pfizer?

Director (235) , Intern (206) , Manager (202) , Scientist (177) , Senior Scientist (163) , Sales Representative (162) , Senior Manager (138) , Associate Scientist (113) , Senior Associate Scientist (111) , Project Manager (95) , Principal Scientist (84) , Process Technician (84) , Process Engineer (75) , Internship (69) , Engineer (62)

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

"Good benefits and very welcoming to others" ((in 1108 reviews)); "There are so many great people who work very hard and support each other." ((in 641 reviews)); "4. Good work life balance (My role had hybrid working model with 2 weekly offs)" ((in 466 reviews)); "Good pay if there's work available and you don't get sent home early." ((in 358 reviews)); "Great colleagues who are fun to work with and make day to day business fun." ((in 313 reviews))

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

"poor management and lost of focus" ((in 280 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and restructuring" ((in 209 reviews)); "Your experience (good or bad) truly depends on your direct manager." ((in 115 reviews)); "Poor leadership has led to the ongoing demise of this company as reflected by our stock price." ((in 91 reviews)); "Long hours and highly demanding" ((in 86 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pfizer layoffs in 2026?

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

What Pfizer locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Guayama , Terre Haute , Peapack and Gladstone , Charlotte , Cincinnati , North Andover , Houston , Orlando , Illinois City , Detroit

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(8,719 total reviews)

Albert Bourla

50% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Pfizer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 8,719 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pfizer 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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5.0

Mar 10, 2010

Review of Pfizer

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Pros

Pfizer provides lot of resources for their scientists, and many opportunities to learn and grow. Management encourages formation of cross-functional teams, where people from different disciplines can discuss and learn from each other. Pfizer offers great benefits including a pension plan.

Cons

Being a team oriented organization it might take multiple meetings to come to decisions. A lot of time is being spent on project meetings, sub-team meetings, face to face meetings, department meetings, telecons ....

2.0

Feb 25, 2010

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Anonymous employee

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Pros

The other colleagues that you get to work with make your daily experience as pleasant as possible. You can truly make solid friendships working there.

Cons

No room for promotion and people pawn off your ideas only to be fired in the most brutal way latter.

4.0

Feb 24, 2010

Great resources and a good place to work, but upper management is failing

Engineer

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Pros

-Reasonable funding and schedules for projects -Good career opportunities - lots of responsibility -Emphasis on safety -Excellent benefits and exit packages

Cons

-Can be bureaucratic, like most large companies -Constant change such as mergers, site closings -New programs always being rolled out, yet there is never accountability for the previous programs

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