Does Colgate-Palmolive pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Colgate-Palmolive employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Colgate-Palmolive. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Colgate-Palmolive?

81% of Colgate-Palmolive employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Colgate-Palmolive 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Colgate-Palmolive?

Intern (145) , Estagiário (90) , Brand Manager (61) , Internship (54) , Manager (48) , Business Analyst (39) , Analyst (38) , Marketing (35) , Director (30) , Customer Development Executive (29) , Customer Development Manager (28) , Analista (26) , Customer Development Officer (24) , Financial Analyst (20) , Operador De Máquinas (20)

What are the pros of working at Colgate-Palmolive according to real employee reviews?

"Great Culture and Empathetic towards employees" ((in 254 reviews)); "The people are great and collaborate constantly." ((in 237 reviews)); "benefits are good and retirement" ((in 205 reviews)); "Good work life balance and place to learn" ((in 197 reviews)); "It has a good salary and it's aware of the work" ((in 81 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Colgate-Palmolive according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and make you move around" ((in 64 reviews)); "Mid management needs to align with senior management on personnel policies and start working towards the development of their reports, in order to get people motivated and more committed to their roles" ((in 16 reviews)); "The upper management does not give a crap about you." ((in 15 reviews)); "Favoritism does exist, and it is brutally display." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Colgate-Palmolive layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Colgate-Palmolive layoffs and their outlook for job security at Colgate-Palmolive in 2026.

Colgate-Palmolive reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,484 total reviews)

Noel Wallace

86% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Colgate-Palmolive has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,484 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Colgate-Palmolive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Sep 21, 2016

Global Supply Chain Internship

Global supply chain intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Excellent company -Excellent people -Great benefits even as just an intern -Overall awesome work environment

Cons

Unfortunately I had a bad experience with a bad manager. Seeing past this, I enjoyed my time there.

3.0

Jul 25, 2016

Great people, traditional company

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always lots of work to do and among the best people to work with. Never bored, always an opportunity to get involved and stretch yourself further or learn something new. People truly care about the work and about each other. Operational HR embedded in the business as key partner, really rewarding work.

Cons

Can feel frustratingly slow with a risk averse and high alignment culture. Antiquated, restrictive IT policies, systems and services, IT team works in silos, offers roadblock after roadblock and no alternative options. Compensation practices also very rigid, don't listen to team on the ground. Head Office is highly political.

3.0

Jul 11, 2016

Solid company. Conservative in approach.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people. Nice working atmosphere. Good business foundations and commercial management.

Cons

Not great at marketing. Conservative to a fault and too focused on toothpaste. Slightly political at senior mgmt levels. Little women leaders at or near top.

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