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 15 days of PTO along with 2 personal days and 1 wellness day." ((in 1064 reviews)); "People are all great to work with and are always helpful." ((in 655 reviews)); "4. Good work life balance (My role had hybrid working model with 2 weekly offs)" ((in 458 reviews)); "Good pay if there's work available and you don't get sent home early." ((in 386 reviews)); "Great colleagues who are fun to work with and make day to day business fun." ((in 300 reviews))

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

"poor management and lost of focus" ((in 281 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and restructuring" ((in 218 reviews)); "Managers have ability to block you from horizontal movement within company just to keep from hiring/training new people to replace you." ((in 113 reviews)); "Poor leadership has led to the ongoing demise of this company as reflected by our stock price." ((in 89 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends plus night meetings" ((in 82 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

Pfizer reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(8,719 total reviews)

Albert Bourla

50% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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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9K reviews

1.0

Jan 11, 2009

Pfizer -Pforgetta 'Bout It

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Working in big Pharma is still a really good place to be in the overall scheme of things. The salary is good and I hope it stays that way. The people that work here from diverse backgrounds and the benefits are excellent. Stock price is cheap right now

Cons

The company constantly goes for the homerun swing in terms of their strategy. Sell the consumers health division of the company was simply wrong and hurts us each and every quarter, as J&J is enhanced. Pfizer seems to acquire solid companies (Warner-Lambert and Pharmacia) and dismantle them by decimating communities and the workplaces that at one time supported it. The morale is very low in all of their plants. There will be very few, if any manufacturing plants left in the US. PGE (Engineering) is run like a mafia and if you are not one of them, you will not advance. There seems to be a disconnect with 'respect for people' in that regard - the NY Soprano bully attitude gets old really fast. Pfizer thinks they can outsource everything, from manufacturing to R&D. IThe company apporaches problems as if there is an 'Easy Button' to hit - things aren't black and white.

1.0

Apr 6, 2025

Note to especially talent starting their careers, Stay away from this toxic company!

Senior leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No pros, just a lot of cons, specially at this site. All older employees have their kids and family working in other departments. The number of politics at this facility is nonsensical and highly toxic due to legacy employees. Every SLT member has a son or daughter working in the company and by passing processes. doing nothing and minting money. Management is toxic within the plant and specially above site. They have layoffs every other year so everyone lives in fear. During my time there did not meet one single person who has any good thing to say about anything.

Cons

Perhaps they get the award for being the the most miserable vial work environment for all levels in the organization, High attrition rates and low pay are the hallmarks, new employees dont see their supervisors for weeks. The previous site head was a unprofessional coward and a racist leader. Created an enviroment of fear, favoritism, and nepotism, He was endorsed by his superiors so this is company culture. I dont think there are any good people there, majority are incompetent people who now have their children and family working here too.

2.0

Aug 9, 2024

I'm sure it used to be great

Ehs specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay, benefits and the common area of the site is great. I think company overall is great. Maybe if you get a role in corporate in NYC, you would be good

Cons

My time has been awful. Massive instability with budget. I have already been there for a few months and have already seen 2 layoffs. Do not know why they are hiring or brining in interns and contractors while dozens are getting laid off.

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