Does Sensient Technologies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sensient Technologies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sensient Technologies. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sensient Technologies?

69% of Sensient Technologies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sensient Technologies 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sensient Technologies?

Sales (20) , Sales Account Manager (19) , Manager (15) , Account Manager (13) , Customer Service Representative (10) , Intern (9) , Director (8) , Sales Manager (8) , Application Technologist (7) , Chemical Operator (7) , Production (6) , Anonymous (5) , Applications Technologist (5) , Chemical Operator II (5) , Regulatory Affairs Specialist (5)

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

"Benefits are good and they try to do things that help employees." ((in 68 reviews)); "Good pay provides uniforms and boots" ((in 63 reviews)); "Many great people with great big" ((in 49 reviews)); "Many opportunities to explore various fields" ((in 23 reviews)); "good salary ... ... ..." ((in 20 reviews))

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

"Poor management that have no skills or styles other than micro managing with a different day different attitude." ((in 46 reviews)); "Culture is poor and lacks accountability." ((in 27 reviews)); "Poor upper management do not provide clear expectations" ((in 16 reviews)); "I felt as thought the company, or the site in particular, sometimes lacked adequate management and leadership." ((in 11 reviews)); "4. Manager will watch you closely and it looks like you are thief." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sensient Technologies layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Sensient Technologies locations?

Saint Louis , Hoffman Estates , Turlock , Milwaukee , Chicago , Indianapolis , Livingston , Amboy , South Plainfield , Juneau , Harbor Beach , Merced , Sauget , Lake St Louis , Jersey City , New Brunswick , Newark , Carpentersville , Hoffman , New York , Minneapolis , Avon , Murphys , Los Angeles , Winton , Livermore , Hamburg , Mexico Beach , Turkey

Sensient Technologies reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(681 total reviews)

Paul Manning

76% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (681 reviews)

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Sensient Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 681 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sensient Technologies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

681 reviews

2.0

Jan 12, 2015

Your whole life will be your job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can climb up the corporate ladder fast (maybe too fast) Very entrepreneurial - key decisions can be made at lower levels

Cons

zero work life balance manage by fear no sense of community constant state of change

1.0

Jul 4, 2014

Pretentious Environment!

Chemist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay but that's about it

Cons

Management, coworkers, dress code, safety guidelines

1.0

Jan 24, 2014

Unbelievable! Ridiculous! Horrible place to work!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The ONLY pro to this company was the salary and benefits. They need to pay a high salary..otherwise, employees would quit before they are fired for no reason, then paid hush money....

Cons

You live everyday afraid of loosing your job. The CFO is unbelievable cruel, unrealistic, and truly believes he's SOMEBODY that everyone everywhere (even outside of the company) should bow down to. This is the most horrible place to work..the enviroment is harsh...the CFO is an A@@!

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Jobs at Sensient Technologies

Production Operator - 2nd/3rd shift

Lead Operator Sterilizer

Packaging Operator - 3rd shift