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 (144) , 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 264 reviews)); "The people are great and collaborate constantly." ((in 246 reviews)); "Great benefits and very supportive." ((in 200 reviews)); "Good work life balance and place to learn" ((in 193 reviews)); "Good salary and two bonus pots if working in manufacturing plant" ((in 88 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 17 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 14 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

(2,481 total reviews)

Noel Wallace

86% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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4.2

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 2,481 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

3.0

Dec 23, 2008

Colgate Professional Division

Professional sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

benefits, exclusivity, brand/company equity, high pay

Cons

micromanagement, long hours, high stress, unfair bonus structure

4.0

Dec 2, 2008

Great company that has lost focus on its employees.

Project leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colgate truly understands the work-life balance. This is stressed by senior management and true for all employees. Some departments even include programs to work from home. While there may be exceptions during times of go-lives or product launches, management recognizes that we are a toothpaste company and work should not interrupt family life on a daily basis. The benefits package are fair.

Cons

Management's understanding of who is really performing the work and providing the greatest value to to company is often misguided. Promotions are far too political and not based upon merit. Competition for retaining employees is a challenge due to local competition. Management only views other consumer goods companies as competition for employees, not recognizing that many skills are easily translated to other industries. Despite this, turnover is still relatively low, since it is a good company to work for.

4.0

Nov 19, 2008

Becoming hte best place to work

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good place for professional women

Cons

time in grade can impact the average employee's promotions

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