Is BASF a good company to work for?

BASF has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 9,398 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 521 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can easily take paid leave" ((in 267 reviews)); "Also great people that are caring and all support each other" ((in 248 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good but lagging in the industry now as they have stagnated for long" ((in 221 reviews)); "Loved the culture and the people and the great cafe!" ((in 179 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 30 reviews)); "Very little interaction is given by senior management and feedback is not appreciated, nor acted upon." ((in 9 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

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4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(4,133 total reviews)

Markus Kamieth

76% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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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 4,133 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

Nov 12, 2018

Not a good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits are very good, nothing else comes to mind.

Cons

management stifles any creativity, long hours, treated like you are "just a number"

BASF Response

7y

Thank you for your feedback. Here at BASF our leadership team is committed to creating a transparent, collaborative, and trustworthy environment for all of our employees, and we are sorry your experience did not meet our expectations.

2.0

May 28, 2024

Super low paid

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have a nice building now

Cons

Not much, salaries are a joke, bunch of people on high positions that should not be there, no raises, low integration.

2.0

Aug 1, 2023

Use it to move to Germany ( if u foreign) or 1st work experience

Senior officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing special and not difficult or challenging tasks. Loads of freedom and work life balance. Use it for your first work experience or if you are outside Germany and if you want to move here its good start, Once you are in Germany is easy to find a fair salary for your services.

Cons

Low Salary. If you want to grow professionally and become a better professional its not the place ( unless you are in the expert team ). You won’t be able to do much and middle management from my experience had no knowledge about the subject he was leading. Its cool place but for promotions its more about clientelism rather knowledge and capacity. Bit hierarchical were people working for more years in the HUB wait for their next promotion just because of their time in the company instead of further develop. The clientelism and low mid magmemt is the outcome of the low salaries that make the more ambitious and knowledgeable professionals leave for better opportunities and we end up with non prepared middle managers. Despite that I think its good if you just want to move to Germany or if is your really first Job

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