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 (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 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Oct 31, 2022

Good overall

Senior officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company with good employee benefits: working flexbile hours, remote work, etc.

Cons

Low salaries, no career oportunities, managament all over the place, too much talking little action.

BASF Response

3y

Dear colleague, Thank you very much for your positive review of our #BASFHubBerlin. We are very proud of our hybrid working models and flexible working hours, because we have worked passionately on these benefits in the past. It's nice to see that you appreciate these benefits as much as we do! A long-term training and the further education of our employees is very important to us, which is why we offer a large portfolio of digital training opportunities, regular development meetings, an internal job market and our talent journey. These options are freely accessible to everyone on the intranet. We are bound by a collective agreement regarding our remuneration – but in the past we have created a large number of other monetary incentives such as annual performance-related bonus payments. Since feedback is essential for us and the further development of our site, please feel free to contact us internally if you have any further suggestions. Of course, we treat your data anonymously. We wish you all the best in our #TeamBASF! Warm regards, Mareike G. – Local HR Berlin #TeamBASF

4.0

Oct 16, 2022

BASF Berlin

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Multiple benefits, good work-life balance, modern equipment/software

Cons

Lack of development paths, no frequent salary increases, lower pay than other departments/companies

BASF Response

3y

Dear colleague, Thank you very much for your review! Since the work-life balance of our employees is particularly important to us due to our hybrid working models, we are very pleased about your positive assessment. The further training of our colleagues is a significant topic to us, which is why your feedback saddens us a bit. In addition to digital training opportunities such as LinkedIn learning, our employees can actively shape their careers in our #TeamBASF and develop internally – be it professional, disciplinary or project-related. Our internal job market, but also our talent journey, are freely accessible to everyone on the intranet. At our site, there are various instruments for salary development. Besides our base salary, we also offer other monetary incentives, such as a performance-related bonus payment. This is based, among other things, on the company's success and is paid out annually. If you have any further feedback, you are very welcome to contact us directly at any time! Of course, we treat your data anonymously. I wish you a lot of fun at our #BASFHubBerlin! Best wishes, Mareike G. – Local HR Berlin #TeamBASF

2.0

Aug 8, 2021

Good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology, resources, location, work culture, flexibility.

Cons

teamwork is messed up. Hierarchy is also bad.

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