Does Rio Tinto pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rio Tinto employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rio Tinto. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rio Tinto?

76% of Rio Tinto employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rio Tinto 3.8 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 Rio Tinto?

Senior Advisor (58) , Analyst (56) , Engineer (53) , Project Manager (45) , Manager (43) , Principal Advisor (41) , Advisor (39) , Mining Engineer (35) , Business Analyst (32) , Specialist (32) , Project Engineer (28) , Superintendent (28) , Supervisor (25) , Process Engineer (22) , Machine Operator (19)

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

"Good benefits and looks after employees" ((in 284 reviews)); "Good pay and friends with colleagues." ((in 184 reviews)); "Great people and team in Singapore" ((in 174 reviews)); "Good work life balance and" ((in 145 reviews)); "Good salaries and conditions lol" ((in 135 reviews))

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

"No career progression path designed" ((in 31 reviews)); "Long hours and very Australia" ((in 31 reviews)); "The Senior leadership doesn't practice what they preach." ((in 27 reviews)); "The managers here are dangerous and reckless." ((in 22 reviews)); "Upper management is constantly changing." ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rio Tinto layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Rio Tinto locations?

Salt Lake City , Boron , South Jordan , Chicago , Magna , Denver , West Jordan , Washington , Los Angeles , Greenwood Village , Bingham Canyon , New York , Phoenix , Superior , Charlotte , West Valley City , Greenwood Village , Toms River , Logan , Draper , Neenah , Malta , Three Forks , Robards , Sebree , Gillette , Ravenswood , Wilmington , San Diego , Sanford

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Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,428 total reviews)

Simon Trott

62% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Rio Tinto has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,428 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rio Tinto employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Jul 29, 2015

Great experience overall

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, smart people. Lots of resources available to do your job, including the ability to collaborate with your colleagues in other BU's in other parts of the world.

Cons

Cost cutting is a new way of life, like in most other mining companies, since the Global Economic Crisis in 2008. The BU is not strategic to the corporation, which is quite obvious in how the location is treated by the Rio Tinto headquarters.

2.0

Jul 28, 2015

Want to a job work for Rio Tinto ... want a career work somewhere else!

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and benefits opportunities for technical growth and challenges.

Cons

No career path, no one cares about the employees and there is no team work. Leadship is full of inexperienced people with many years of experience and get by on their relationships and good communication skills. Only the selected few get promoted and jobs are given to others without being posted internally which leads to the wrong person for the job. If you want to stay in your position forever then Rio Tinto is for you. Forget being a woman or visible minority since chances for your success will be cut by 99%. I am the most experienced person on my team and speak over five languages yet people with limited experience in my domain keep getting moved into my group and with no experience in my domain. Nepotism and making the right friends is the succession plan at Rio Tinto.

3.0

Jul 26, 2015

a mixed bag

Management consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very strong safety culture (important in mining, eh?) really values competence pays well

Cons

pays contractors well, but beats them up take-it-or-leave-it attitude in negotiations slow and not innovative...victim of its size and the long minerals boom

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Jobs at Rio Tinto

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Manager, Total Rewards

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