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 (18) , 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?

"Good pay provides uniforms and boots" ((in 61 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they try to do things that help employees." ((in 60 reviews)); "Many great people with great big" ((in 47 reviews)); "good salary ... ... ..." ((in 24 reviews)); "Many opportunities to explore various fields" ((in 23 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 47 reviews)); "Culture is poor and lacks accountability." ((in 26 reviews)); "Poor upper management do not provide clear expectations" ((in 15 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 13 reviews)); "Despite presenting as a corporate organization, my experience involved unclear role definition, inconsistent communication, and a high level of micromanagement." ((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

(680 total reviews)

Paul Manning

76% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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Sensient Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 680 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

680 reviews

1.0

Oct 1, 2021

Worst company I have ever work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Industry it operates in. That’s it!

Cons

Culture; terrible senior leadership; dress code is a joke; unethical (please contact me if you want examples of this)

Sensient Technologies Response

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Although we regret that we cannot contact you directly through this anonymous review, we are very interested in understanding the basis for your comments. Sensient maintains a hotline for employee concerns at (414) 297-9239. You can provide information through this hotline on an confidential basis. We encourage you to reach out, so we can meaningfully respond.

1.0

Jul 26, 2021

Deceitful and distrustful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Insurance plans are great vision, dental, health Co-workers Stock options are available if you can deal with it that long

Cons

There is no training available. They give you this long onboarding sheet then only go by it for a few days. If someone quits you’re thrown into their work to with no training or knowledge on what to do. You are promised promotions, raises, and the world then bam get the whole it’s not a great fit with zero notice, zero write ups, zero discipline, zero coaching on what could even be done better. DONT LEAVE ANOTHER JOB JUST BECAUSE THE MONEY LOOKS NICE!!!!

1.0

Nov 16, 2019

Too Good to be True

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sensient usually pays well BUT they do get their money from you in long hours, harassment and other work issues

Cons

I read these glowing 4 and 5 star endorsements on Glassdoor and it doesn't seem to ring true with my experience and those of friends still at Sensient. I can't believe a review that the biggest "con" at Sensient is the dress code. Really??! It almost sounds like "canned" reviews from the Human Resources Department or a few "captive" employees. Hourly employees are treated poorly, never consulted and forced to work unplanned and last-minute overtime. Middle managers just try to keep their jobs and do whatever upper management tells them to do without concern for anybody else in the system. Upper managers at the divisions are always looking over their shoulder and worry about the next edict from Milwaukee. I got out and got a good job with a good company that actually respected me and I have never looked back

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Jobs at Sensient Technologies

Warehouse & Logistics Manager