Is BASF a good company to work for?

BASF has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 9,452 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at BASF to a friend and 37% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BASF have been left by employees working as Internship , PDP Engineering and Intern .

Does BASF pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BASF employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BASF. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BASF?

71% of BASF employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BASF 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BASF?

Estagiário (354) , Intern (187) , Estagiário Superior (130) , Manager (104) , Internship (103) , Project Manager (74) , Engineer (61) , Lab Technician (56) , Chemical Operator (53) , Product Manager (51) , Estágio Superior (48) , Process Engineer (47) , Sales Manager (47) , Account Manager (42) , Analista (42)

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

"good benefits and everyone at the plant is welling to help out and try to find solutions." ((in 503 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can easily take paid leave" ((in 260 reviews)); "Also great people that are caring and all support each other" ((in 254 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good but lagging in the industry now as they have stagnated for long" ((in 233 reviews)); "Loved the culture and the people and the great cafe!" ((in 181 reviews))

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

"low salary and it is quite sad" ((in 179 reviews)); "Extremely hot out cold depending on time of year and poor management." ((in 153 reviews)); "Can be a great place to work if you have a good manager." ((in 60 reviews)); "Upper management is stressing lean manufacturing and becoming profit over people" ((in 30 reviews)); "Very little interaction is given by senior management and feedback is not appreciated, nor acted upon." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about BASF layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed BASF locations?

Florham Park , Houston , Wyandotte , Freeport , Research Triangle Park , Geismar , Southfield , Charlotte , Huntsville , Seneca , Detroit , Iselin , Raleigh , Durham , New York , San Diego , Baton Rouge , Tarrytown , Elyria , McIntosh , McIntyre , Chattanooga , Cleveland , Savannah , Chicago , Beaumont , Palmyra , Port Arthur , Cincinnati , Beachwood

BASF reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(941 total reviews)

Michael Heinz

77% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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3.0

Feb 17, 2023

Feedback

Order management

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Business Outlook

Pros

Good Salary, Learn new things

Cons

Too many workload, and competitive

2.0

Feb 17, 2023

Challenging & Rewarding Work but Toxic Culture and Poor Leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of projects to work on, providing many opportunities for growth (if you can navigate the system). Few established processes in some business, so much room to make something new, in addition t the many process improvements always happening. Decent benefits, but salary and bonuses not keeping up with other offers. Good opportunity for travel due to global nature of the business.

Cons

Work expectations can be extreme, and unmanageable at time. Projects are ambiguous without clear process or decision makers, so everything moves so slow. Toxic culture permeates; poor treatment of women persists. Questionable hiring practices. Senior leaders often don't understand the business they have to run, and don't trust the teams doing the work for many years. More time spent writing strategy iterations than spent on executing strategy and doing the work. When projects fail, scapegoats are identified early and aggressively blamed.

5.0

Feb 17, 2023

BASF Services Europe

Senior expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment and flexibility New office location is very modern

Cons

Salaries are sometimes lower than market expectations

BASF Response

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Dear colleague, Thank you very much for your great feedback, which we are very happy about! It's nice to hear that you enjoy working at our #BASFHubBerlin and appreciate our working atmosphere. Of course, we are aware that we are not perfect in all areas. Therefore, we always keep an eye on upcoming collective bargaining to use further optimization potential with regard to the salary structure to full capacity. Just recently, a tariff increase of 6.5% was achieved! The first half was already adjusted on 01.01.2023, the second half will be adjusted on 01.01.2024. If you have any feedback and suggestions for improvement, please feel free to contact us internally! Of course, we treat your data anonymously. Best wishes, Mareike G. – Local HR Berlin #TeamBASF

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