Is BASF a good company to work for?

BASF has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 9,399 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 83% 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?

83% 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 (72) , 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 513 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can easily take paid leave" ((in 274 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 233 reviews)); "Loved the culture and the people and the great cafe!" ((in 181 reviews))

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

"low salary and it is quite sad" ((in 183 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 63 reviews)); "Upper management is stressing lean manufacturing and becoming profit over people" ((in 29 reviews)); "Certain supervisors are given latitude to bully employees." ((in 10 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

83% would recommend to a friend

(4,134 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 4,134 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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4K reviews

3.0

Apr 28, 2009

Many good people betrayed by incompetent management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Sorry, can't think of anything

Cons

Politics, uninspired and unmotivated co-workers. Incompetent management. Ridiculous decisions from upper management. Bureaucracy. No recognition.

1.0

Apr 21, 2009

Keep looking for a different job...

Business manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a big company that can take some amount of downturn before laying off. There is a push to provide more work/life balance, but it has yet to be really embraced. If you are a chemical engineer, you dont have many choices so you just bite the bullet and take what management hands down.

Cons

This used to be one of the best companies to work for. Can I recommend it anymore? NO. I have been with the company for over 15 years and slowly watched benefits and companionship erode. First it was the pension program (switching from traditional to portable) , then it was pay freeze, then health benefits were cut. Stock plan was taken away. Then you had to pay more for the benefits you did have. Then they took away vacation carry over. Most recently, there are no more merit increases (raises) , but they claim to give more of a bonus once a year. If the company does bad, well no bonus. Sound like a place you would want to work? Think hard my firend....

5.0

Apr 21, 2009

A good company to work for.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A very good company to work for. Shows consideration for employees and has a very flexible working policy. Proud of its enviable sustainability record and continues to build upon it. Good pay and conditions, nice working environment.

Cons

All of the above can vary between business units and managers. German colleagues with the right background can fast track in a way others cannot.

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