Does Pilgrim's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pilgrim's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pilgrim's. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pilgrim's?

58% of Pilgrim's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pilgrim's 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pilgrim's?

Production Supervisor (48) , Production (25) , Supervisor (23) , Maintenance Technician (16) , Production Worker (16) , Manager (15) , Laborer (13) , Packer (12) , General Laborer (11) , Quality Assurance (11) , Debone (10) , Production Superintendent (8) , Human Resources Manager (7) , Line Worker (7) , Maintenance Mechanic (7)

What are the pros of working at Pilgrim's according to real employee reviews?

"I lost a lot of weight and the pay is good" ((in 121 reviews)); "Good benefits pay pretty good" ((in 85 reviews)); "Most of the production workers were great people and there was rarely a dull moment!" ((in 61 reviews)); "You meet a lot of new people and it's good money" ((in 25 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers n nice deive time" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Pilgrim's according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management will not refer noone" ((in 66 reviews)); "Long hours and not many days off" ((in 39 reviews)); "Supervisors are incompetent." ((in 22 reviews)); "redundant work, multiple reports to update, long hours" ((in 19 reviews)); "Hardly no vacations, only 1 day off most weeks, most upper management dont care about there employees and talk to you any way" ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pilgrim's layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Pilgrim's locations?

Mount Pleasant , Greeley , Athens , Carrollton , Nacogdoches , Sumter , Sanford , Lufkin , Chattanooga , Russellville , Live Oak , Douglas , Mayfield , Moorefield , Canton , Hickory , Gainesville , Guntersville , Marshville , Elberton , Cold Spring , Ellijay , Enterprise , De Queen , Waco , Atlanta , Broadway , Timberville , Pittsburg , Dallas

Pilgrim's reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,088 total reviews)

Fabio Sandri

58% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Pilgrim's has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,088 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pilgrim's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

2.0

Aug 1, 2022

Poor Leadership, Limited Resources

Senior associate marketing innovation manager, insights

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Getting responsibilities above your pay grade is great for learning and growth

Cons

Senior management has limited strategic direction, it's a very reactive business culture; some senior leaders are ill-equipped to perform in their roles Limited resources: very difficult to get approval for standard research/data resources and additional headcount to support the marketing needs of the organization; minimal to no data fluency for standard CPG metrics and methodologies at all levels of the organization Burn out as you are asked to work against KPIs that end up getting changed constantly Poor communication from the top down and across functional silos; a lot of finger pointing/no ownership/wheel spinning on the same issues over time Double standards for working remotely Terrible benefits

4.0

Jul 30, 2022

Good

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great money and close to home

Cons

Long hours and not many days off

4.0

Jul 29, 2022

Excellent for new hires

Debone dark meat trimmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

sign on bonus orientation gifts and give aways cafeteria food selection generous amount of over time learn new skills

Cons

can be difficult to find where you fit in and which job(s) you're able/not able to do physically this is a much smaller facility than where I worked previously at Tyson in northern Indiana...as a result the job postings are few and rare if you are wanted to bid up or bid down or just move to something entirely different you would be looking at a long wait time (months)

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