Does Alcoa pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alcoa employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alcoa. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alcoa?

74% of Alcoa employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alcoa 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alcoa?

Estagiário (52) , Engineer (25) , Manager (17) , Supervisor (16) , Intern (15) , Estagiário De Engenharia (14) , Process Engineer (13) , Estagiário Superior (12) , Financial Analyst (10) , Production Supervisor (10) , Analista Pleno (8) , Engenheiro (8) , Gerente (8) , Process Operator (8) , Analista (7)

What are the pros of working at Alcoa according to real employee reviews?

"The good benefits are good" ((in 101 reviews)); "Good pay and a lot of hours" ((in 84 reviews)); "Good people work there and they are positive." ((in 71 reviews)); "You must negotiate for a good salary because the raises are small but the performance bonus can be very good." ((in 37 reviews)); "Generally a very good work environment" ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Alcoa according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management blinded by personal preferences and prejudice." ((in 67 reviews)); "There is No work life balance" ((in 33 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible at the Corporate level" ((in 20 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of pressure" ((in 16 reviews)); "Managers have no credibility with their employees." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alcoa layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Alcoa locations?

Pittsburgh , Newburgh , Cleveland , Ferndale , Knoxville , Davenport , New Kensington , Point Comfort , Dover , New York , Alcoa , Torrance , Alcoa Center , Wichita Falls , Lafayette , Hampton , Massena , Chandler , Lancaster , LaPorte , Fullerton , Whitehall , Port Lavaca , Evansville , La Porte , Carson , City of Industry , Seattle , Morristown , Indianapolis

Alcoa reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(208 total reviews)

Bill Oplinger

74% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

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1.0

Jun 20, 2013

So happy I left

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and benefits, some great hourly employees that really care.

Cons

Many management employees do absolutely nothing and still keep their jobs. Long term employees are like dinosaurs, they refuse to give up their ways and accept change. There is no teamwork or compromise, even though they preach it every day. When you try to discuss it with your supervisor you get the run around and are told to "be patient it will get better." I doesn't and it never will. One of the biggest problems is managements failure to recognize and reward hourly employees that go above and beyond. They are experts at taking exceptional employees and turning them into disgruntled mediocre workers.

2.0

Jun 10, 2013

Tired

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, Currenty expanding and adding new jobs, Pay is good though not fantastic, Well known and respected company

Cons

Hard to advance even with education/ claim to have education reimbursement but wil not approve any claims, The schedules are all different but mostly rotating 12 hour shifts. Nepotism and favortism is widespread. Robbng the R and M budget to finance failing overseas operations as a result very lttle predictive or preventive maintenance done. Withhold salaried pay increases an performance pay also to prop up failing segments.

3.0

May 22, 2013

"You can't leap frog in your career"

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Product offering is vast and so are the type of jobs. You can almost always find a job that will meet your interests. Additionally, they always give internal candidates a fair shot at a position.

Cons

Don't fall to the impression that you can enter the company, continue your education and then make leaps and bounds in your career and expect salary to follow suit. Development is stifled although encouraged. Advancement is slow if you stay in one location. Expect to move, change business units if necessary, and to make small incremental changes in responsibility and pay to move yourself forward in your career.

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