Does Avantor pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Avantor employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Avantor. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Avantor?

40% of Avantor employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Avantor 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Avantor?

Associate (43) , Sales Representative (40) , Customer Service Representative (31) , Manager (27) , Lab Technician (25) , Account Manager (21) , Director (20) , Project Manager (16) , Senior Associate (16) , Team Lead (14) , Laboratory Technician (13) , Sales (12) , Analyst (10) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (10) , Inventory Coordinator (10)

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

"Great people to work with" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good benefits and working remotely" ((in 59 reviews)); "Pay was good and a lot of overtime" ((in 58 reviews)); "Good work life balance and a stable job" ((in 49 reviews)); "Brand name and good culture" ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and Processes" ((in 85 reviews)); "Senior leadership can’t get out of their own way to move ahead and get anything done." ((in 32 reviews)); "Salary is low." ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management is capable, certainly more so than they have been in the past years of revolving doors of management, but not as visible as they should be as a result of all of the merger activity and not as transparent as they should be." ((in 22 reviews)); "Plant managers are good." ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about Avantor layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Avantor locations?

Radnor , Phillipsburg , Paris , Malvern , Solon , Carpinteria , Center Valley , San Diego , Philadelphia , Devens , Morrisville , Atlanta , Boston , Suwanee , Leesburg , San Francisco , Buford , Los Angeles , Allentown , Sanborn , Spring House , Bridgewater , Saint Louis , New York , Rochester , Phoenix , Austin , Eatontown , Barrington , Batavia

Avantor reviews

2.9

40% would recommend to a friend

(1,284 total reviews)

Emmanuel Ligner

41% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Avantor has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,284 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Avantor employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews

1.0

Jan 2, 2015

It's A Living

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Pros

The only real plus working there today is a paycheck.

Cons

There seems to be no enthusiasm for contributing to the company's future viability on anyone's part. The leadership (from top to bottom) void is wider than the Grand Canyon. Trying to compete in the Pharma industry with a century old facility is futile. The continuous customer complaints can only lead to its inevitable demise. They are down to consultant based management which is an open admission that they are in over their heads and clueless as to what direction to take. So much for Private Equity investors who've once again managed to dismember yet another industrial revolution era pioneer.

4.0

Dec 18, 2014

Well Run Organization

Manager

Recommend

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Pros

Total atmosphere was exceptional. People were excellent to work with and very poractive

Cons

None that I can think of. Was perhaps under paid, but the work made up for that

2.0

Dec 4, 2014

Avantor at a glance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The dedication and work ethics of the middle management down to the operators on the shop floor are Avantor's greatest asset. Sadly these will be lost through attrition as people will look elsewhere for an employer with more stability and vision of the future.

Cons

Being owned by a private equity company is damaging to the long term vision of this company. The revolving door of CEO's and level of unreasonable demands on middle management to set things right, is not a good model for growth or profitability. Working here is being in a High pressure environment with near zero job satisfaction.

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