Is Clean Harbors a good company to work for?

Clean Harbors has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 2,152 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 52% of employees would recommend working at Clean Harbors to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Clean Harbors have been left by employees working as Branch Manager , Class A Truck Driver and Account Manager .

Does Clean Harbors pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Clean Harbors employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Clean Harbors. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Clean Harbors?

52% of Clean Harbors employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Clean Harbors 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Clean Harbors?

Chemist (40) , Project Manager (38) , Class A Truck Driver (33) , Technician (33) , Account Manager (31) , Truck Driver (29) , Driver (27) , Insite Chemist (27) , Environmental Technician (24) , Manager (23) , Supervisor (23) , Branch Manager (18) , Customer Service Representative (18) , Field Technician (17) , Program Manager (17)

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

"The pay was good and not bad" ((in 125 reviews)); "Good benefits and safety measures" ((in 118 reviews)); "great people and they have supervisor that care about there employers" ((in 117 reviews)); "Good training and integration programs of their business model and paper flow for companies they have purchased." ((in 47 reviews)); "Plenty of work and good coworkers" ((in 31 reviews))

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

"Some of the jobs are very demanding and require long hours and out of town work." ((in 61 reviews)); "Upper management does not appreciate nor understand the work that is done." ((in 58 reviews)); "Hard to get a raise" ((in 42 reviews)); "No work/life balance" ((in 41 reviews)); "manager, which ends up rolling down hill, so all the other managers are also micro" ((in 28 reviews))

What are employees saying about Clean Harbors layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Clean Harbors locations?

Norwell , Richardson , Boston , Houston , Los Angeles , Deer Park , La Porte , Dallas , Cincinnati , Cleveland , San Jose , Kent , El Dorado , Denver , Braintree , Aragonite , Dolton , Phoenix , Salt Lake City , Chicago , San Diego , Benicia , Seattle , Baton Rouge , Weymouth , New York , Reidsville , Atlanta , Tooele , Chandler

Clean Harbors reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(2,039 total reviews)

Michael L. Battles and Eric W. Gerstenberg

55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Clean Harbors has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,039 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Clean Harbors employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

2.0

Mar 25, 2020

Unacceptable

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, work with good people, see new places.

Cons

They make grown men share rooms eventhough they charge the plant per diem for every employee on the job. They truly don't care about their employees. We are all in constant fear of being fired or laid off because management and sales can't keep us busy. We are not appreciated at all.

Clean Harbors Response

6y

Please reach out to your Manager and/or your HR Business Partner to address this. Teamwork & Collaboration is one of our core values and we need to make sure your team is getting the support they need.

1.0

Jan 27, 2020

Cheap company

Class a driver/equipment operator

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Honestly their are no pros at this place..you get absolutely zero incentives here

Cons

Very low pay no incentives or bonuses,poor managers, clueless specialists, overload of paperwork, they screw up your pay consistently and are always trying to short you on hrs...your put on call with no pay for being on call. But are expected to put everything on hold and wait for them to call you..also winter is slow..so good luck getting 40hrs..but they expect you to use your vacation time to make up the difference... there is a reason they can't get or keep quality people here... just read they're own internal company surveys !! They are cheap and greedy the only people that stay are either losers or idiots who can't find employment elswhere. Wake up Clean Harbors and start making some actual positive changes that actually work..pay incentives to professional drivers, give sign on bonuses to drivers not referrals !! That is the stupidest thing ever !! And start paying a competitive wage ..OMG ! You can make 3 dollars more an hr starting wage delivering heating oil driving a class B truck !! You start drivers at 21hr..your completely out of your minds....in what shape or form is that a competitive wage ! You should be paying 3 dollars more an hr than regular trucking companies for the work that drivers have to do !!

Clean Harbors Response

6y

Clean Harbors strives to provide our employees with competitive compensation. We heard the feedback of our employees regarding benefits and pay… and as a result we are making improvements to our Total Rewards. • Total Rewards includes everything offered to you as an employee of the Clean Harbors including your base pay/salary, health benefits, contributions to the 401K retirement plan, etc. • Compensation improvements that Clean Harbors provides can come through any of these valuable components of your total rewards. Please work with your Manager, HR Business Partner or the Employee Care Team to learn more about the specific improvements we are making that will positively impact your Total Rewards package in 2020.

1.0

Sep 29, 2019

un professional

Truck driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

vacation, sick, personal time off

Cons

They hire people with very little to No environmental experience to run operations. talk Safety ,safety ,safety but safety costs money so theres no improvement with safety. No backup when you on vacation .. PPP.POOR PLANNING

Clean Harbors Response

6y

Safety is most certainly our priority 1. Our TRIR is a key metric for us that we are always focused on. We empower our Managers to make decisions in alignment with our core values.

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