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 (37) , 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 269 reviews)); "The people are great and collaborate constantly." ((in 234 reviews)); "Great benefits and very supportive." ((in 202 reviews)); "Good work life balance and place to learn" ((in 200 reviews)); "Good salary and two bonus pots if working in manufacturing plant" ((in 80 reviews))

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

"Bad management and make you move around" ((in 61 reviews)); "The upper management does not give a crap about you." ((in 16 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 15 reviews)); "Limited career opportunities in Europe as headcount is hollowed out and moved to Warsaw or Mumbai" ((in 13 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.

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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,482 total reviews)

Noel Wallace

86% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

Colgate-Palmolive has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,482 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).

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2K reviews

4.0

Nov 10, 2014

Excellent Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, diverse culture and lot of opporutnities to growth

Cons

If you want to growth you have to be able to relocate to any place in the world

4.0

Nov 7, 2014

Good company

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are a stable company. Good work family balance with great benefits. Good pay and great tuition assistance program. Good place to work.

Cons

It's tough to get promoted. They like to hire outside the company and don't promote much within the company.

5.0

Nov 5, 2014

Awesome company, very people oriented culture!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colgate cares for their employees well Great benefits A relaxed, but performance based company

Cons

Confusing systems Not much visibility to promotions

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