Is BASF a good company to work for?

BASF has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 9,405 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at BASF to a friend and 52% 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?

82% 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 (46) , 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 521 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can easily take paid leave" ((in 271 reviews)); "Also great people that are caring and all support each other" ((in 251 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good but lagging in the industry now as they have stagnated for long" ((in 226 reviews)); "Loved the culture and the people and the great cafe!" ((in 185 reviews))

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

"low salary and it is quite sad" ((in 172 reviews)); "Extremely hot out cold depending on time of year and poor management." ((in 158 reviews)); "Good and bad managers just like every other company." ((in 61 reviews)); "Upper management is stressing lean manufacturing and becoming profit over people" ((in 32 reviews)); "Very little interaction is given by senior management and feedback is not appreciated, nor acted upon." ((in 8 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 BASF locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Frankfurt am Main , Limburgerhof , Düsseldorf , Köln , Ludwigshafen , Mannheim , Heidelberg , Münster , Schwarzheide

BASF reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(4,137 total reviews)

Markus Kamieth

76% approve of CEO

52% 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

3.5

Senior management

BASF has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,137 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

2.0

Sep 14, 2012

Horrible Place For Folks Over 50...and Creative People

Customer business representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large, stable company, good benefits (not the best, but above average), good spectrum of products. Upper management is good. Average to good training programs that have improved over the years. Good place to start a career, not finish.

Cons

Oppressive mid management in the ag sector. Lots of corporate bullying in ag sector. Regularly runs off workers over 55 by closing good territorys for "business reasons" which makes it harder to file discrimination suits. Lots of "lip service" on important issues that drag the company down. Micro manageing limits free thinkers and creativity. They are happy with being average and not the best in a competitive market place.

4.0

Sep 8, 2012

World leader in catalyst production

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Technically very strong. They have experts for almost everything technical niche, but they are mostly based in headquarters in Germany. As part of the world's largest chemical company, there are many career opportunities outside of the catalyst division.

Cons

BASF struggles with poor customer service and account managers. They fail to develop the close personal relationships that are key in any business. Customer service is hindered by complex systems which make delivery of products painfully slow. The influence of the German culture is very apparent. This can be both good and bad.

1.0

Sep 5, 2012

Ok but not my forever job

Security technology analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

They gave me a job after I was laid off from my last job in April. My coworkers are helpful and the pay is decent. I worked at my previous company for 25 years so having friendly coworkers helps make the transition easier.

Cons

Company is huge and management doesn't have a clue as how to organize everything. I am a technology analyst and am good at what I do. However, at a new company you need some help to aclimate yourself to your new environment. Also the commute is brutal. While I live and work in NJ my commute is just way too far. I am learning there is very little chance of job advancement. I recently got my license in another area and I am currently working on my own business. Once it takes off I am moving on.

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