Is BASF a good company to work for?

BASF has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 9,415 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at BASF to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BASF have been left by employees working as Praktikant/in , Masterand and Chemikant .

Does BASF pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BASF employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BASF. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BASF?

81% of BASF employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BASF 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BASF?

Estagiário (351) , Intern (187) , Estagiário Superior (129) , Manager (104) , Internship (103) , Project Manager (73) , Engineer (61) , Lab Technician (55) , Chemical Operator (53) , Product Manager (51) , Estágio Superior (48) , Process Engineer (47) , Sales Manager (47) , Account Manager (42) , Analista (42)

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

"good benefits and everyone at the plant is welling to help out and try to find solutions." ((in 505 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can easily take paid leave" ((in 260 reviews)); "Also great people that are caring and all support each other" ((in 255 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good but lagging in the industry now as they have stagnated for long" ((in 235 reviews)); "Good culture and engineering teams" ((in 180 reviews))

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

"low salary and it is quite sad" ((in 171 reviews)); "Extremely hot out cold depending on time of year and poor management." ((in 159 reviews)); "Can be a great place to work if you have a good manager." ((in 58 reviews)); "Upper management is stressing lean manufacturing and becoming profit over people" ((in 26 reviews)); "Very much complexity to go through as a huge organization" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about BASF layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed BASF locations?

Ludwigshafen , Berlin , Münster , Mannheim , Limburgerhof , Schwarzheide , Düsseldorf , Heidelberg , Köln , Frankfurt am Main , Lemförde , Darmstadt , Hannover , Bodman-Ludwigshafen , Ludwigsburg , Hamburg , München , Trostberg , Leipzig , Stade , Würzburg , Schwetzingen , Stuttgart , Illertissen , Friedrichshafen , Ankum , Markgröningen , Haßloch , Lampertheim , Ismaning

BASF reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(4,143 total reviews)

Markus Kamieth

77% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

BASF has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,143 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BASF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Jul 17, 2015

Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flex schedule, extra vacation, relaxed atmosphere.

Cons

Management is not always focused on their employees development because of other responsibilities. You have to really push for promotions.

3.0

Jul 16, 2015

Financial Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for with regards to benefits and compensation. Positive team environment and working conditions.

Cons

Terrible job training. Poorly documented processes which produces a high level of frustration among business units.

4.0

Jul 15, 2015

Benefits

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

BASF provides it's employees with benefits to a level I have not seen in other organizations. The 401k match is better than I have ever seen, vacation time is better than the national average, flexible work from home schedules are available in many positions and the general atmosphere among other employees is positive

Cons

It is a large company so it can take a long time to get some things done in the organization. Some positions require a lot of travel, so it can be difficult for people with families, but the job descriptions are usually accurate when it comes to specified travel.

BASF Response

10y

Thank you for your response. It is great to hear that you are aware of the fact that our Compelling Total Offer is very competitive! We do our best to ensure that our employees are able to balance work and their personal lives.

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