Is BASF a good company to work for?

BASF has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 9,425 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 82% 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?

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 (354) , 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 504 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can easily take paid leave" ((in 264 reviews)); "Also great people that are caring and all support each other" ((in 252 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good but lagging in the industry now as they have stagnated for long" ((in 245 reviews)); "Loved the culture and the people and the great cafe!" ((in 174 reviews))

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

"low salary and it is quite sad" ((in 177 reviews)); "Extremely hot out cold depending on time of year and poor management." ((in 158 reviews)); "Can be a great place to work if you have a good manager." ((in 56 reviews)); "Upper management is stressing lean manufacturing and becoming profit over people" ((in 31 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

82% would recommend to a friend

(4,146 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 4,146 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

1.0

Apr 2, 2024

You must be German or Chinese to succeed here

Specialist digitization

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Rich european MNC Can work from home

Cons

All senior management are German. If youre not German, zero chance to progress. If new senior positions open up in KL office, Germans will be sent over from Germany to hold the portfolio. Middle management and HR all Chinese. One manager even bragged that her goal is to secure internship placement for local Chinese students to succeed. Not surprisingly her interns have only been Malaysian Chinese.

BASF Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to share your review with us. At BASF, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and respectful work environment that values diversity. We take allegations of racism very seriously and deeply regret to learn about your experience. To address this matter promptly and appropriately, we kindly request that you reach out to our HR Business Partner (HRBP) to provide additional details about your encounters. This will allow us to conduct a thorough investigation and take necessary actions. We want to assure you that our company upholds policies and procedures to address any incidents or concerns related to discrimination or harassment. We are committed to fostering an atmosphere of openness and dialogue, and we appreciate your willingness to bring this matter to our attention. Your feedback is important to us as we work towards continually improving our practices and ensuring that everyone feels valued and respected within our organization.

1.0

Jul 18, 2023

Discrimination, Gaslighting, Bullying

Research technician ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

big company looks good on resume

Cons

Polymers is a dead end for R&D discrimination - sexist, and will be treated differently unless you are white or black. Zero care given to those with disabilities and retaliation is taken if you try to speak up gaslighting - management will say one thing and another the next day, lie to you and HR will back them up. They treat you like dirt then right when you're about to quit they give crumbs and false promises to get you to stay bullying - management gangs up on technicians and "make examples" of those who try to "speak up". I saw someone get physically assaulted and there were no consequences. Those with disabilities are spoken down to and kept from becoming full time hires

2.0

May 12, 2023

Typical Global Corporation

Instrumentation technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As long as your work gets done no one bothers you. Great network of vendors to work with, and plenty engineers for questions that are willing to help. Vacation is on par with surrounding plants.

Cons

Not much room for advancement. Pay is very slow to progress, low percent cost of living raise, and top pay is unrealistic. Depending on what unit you’re in dictates your work life balance. Some have very little overtime, whereas others are very demanding with constant forced overtime and months of blocked vacation dates. Every year something new to save money is taken away from us. Instrument techs are very unappreciated for the amount of extra work that is given to us and mostly goes unnoticed.

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