Does Pioneer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pioneer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pioneer. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pioneer?

72% of Pioneer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pioneer 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pioneer?

Research Associate (50) , Production Technician (20) , Senior Research Associate (15) , Intern (9) , Research Scientist (9) , Manager (8) , Administrative Assistant (7) , Research Assistant (7) , Sales Representative (6) , Senior Software Developer (6) , Software Developer (6) , Engineer (5) , Corn Pollinator (4) , Detasseler (4) , Field Worker (4)

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

"Great people to work with in and out of the office." ((in 59 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 55 reviews)); "A good benefits package when you become full time regular." ((in 44 reviews)); "Good salary." ((in 24 reviews)); "Great coworkers and a chance to be outside while working." ((in 20 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and does not have a clue." ((in 39 reviews)); "Long hours and distance far" ((in 20 reviews)); "Core values are never followed." ((in 13 reviews)); "1) upper management lacks good leadership and cannot be trusted; for example they had an incentive plan in place and then after the year was over and the monetary reward was to be distributed they decided to not give the pay to the employees" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pioneer layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Pioneer locations?

Johnston , Des Moines , Wilmington , York , Constantine , Hayward , New York , Salinas , Tipton , Atlanta , Plymouth , Woodland , Algona , Newark , McLeansboro , Litchfield , Bloomington , Le Roy , Chicago , Joliet , Princeton , New Madrid , Albany , Janesville , Madison , Fergus Falls , Mankato , Willmar , Worthington , San Francisco

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Pioneer reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(583 total reviews)

Paul E. Schickler

80% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Pioneer has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 583 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pioneer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.7 stars).

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583 reviews

4.0

May 19, 2014

Good place to work.

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, culture, & safe and supportive working environment...

Cons

Big company type of corporate bureaucracy, may be not as driven & creative as smaller companies...

4.0

May 14, 2014

DuPont Pioneer is a comfortable workplace

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you like corporate life - this is the place for you. The jobs are worthwhile. The pay is above average.

Cons

Its corporate life - not like Google or Facebook though. Cubes, glass ceilings, regular corporate gossip and low performers that get paid the same as you.

5.0

May 1, 2014

PIC

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Company excellent benefits would recommend to anyone.

Cons

None this is a great company to work for

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