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?

"Pay is good." ((in 56 reviews)); "Great people to work with in and out of the office." ((in 54 reviews)); "A good benefits package when you become full time regular." ((in 38 reviews)); "Good salary." ((in 24 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((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 14 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 12 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 10 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

Pioneer reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(583 total reviews)

Paul E. Schickler

80% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

583 reviews

1.0

Mar 20, 2011

Not recognized for all the hard work and years of dedication.

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Local company with average pay.

Cons

Never recognized for achievements or yrs of dedication, looked upon as a pee-on and NO MIDDLE MANAGEMENT for communication from RA'S to SHOP WORKERS.

4.0

Mar 1, 2011

It was a great place to work with grat benefits.

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, very safety oriented, care about employees well being, wages are not bad

Cons

to much favortizm was going on at our location, to get a job or promotion lately you had to either be a friend or relative to one member of managment.

4.0

Feb 25, 2011

I really like the work but wish there was better comunication.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I really like the job I do.

Cons

To many bosses I only want one supervisor. Right now I have 11 and each one tells me one thing and the next one comes along and tells me it's wrong, somebody needs to talk to all of them figure out what they want and let me know, I'm tired of trying to figure out who to listen to.

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