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 (27) , 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 273 reviews)); "The people are great and collaborate constantly." ((in 234 reviews)); "benefits are good and retirement" ((in 200 reviews)); "Good work life balance and place to learn" ((in 198 reviews)); "Good salary and two bonus pots if working in manufacturing plant" ((in 96 reviews))

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

"Bad management and make you move around" ((in 62 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 13 reviews)); "Favoritism does exist, and it is brutally display." ((in 6 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

(2,485 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 2,485 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

3.0

Sep 3, 2011

Overall good company - but in need of new talent!

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, pay, work life balance was okay. Fun events at facility.

Cons

Most managers are long tenured and regardless of what they do they seem to get away with it.

3.0

Aug 18, 2011

Stable organization with solid learning opportunities in a rigid work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable Company Recognizable name Great learning opportunity - you can learn from the best Intelligent employees Good benefits, including excellent dental plan and discounted product Great location in NYC

Cons

Long-tenured employees are resistant to change Constant need to watch your back Relatively low pay for non-execs Red tape Poor work-life balance Limited promotion opportunities

3.0

Aug 14, 2011

Colgate people are great, but it is an extremely lean organization...

Brand manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to move to different areas within the organization A highly regarded company, that lives its core values of respecting people An engaged senior leadership and lots of smart, fun people

Cons

In order to shine you have to put in a lot of time Culture is nice but many are workaholics Extremely lean, brand marketing driven company

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