Is Clean Harbors a good company to work for?

Clean Harbors has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 2,156 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 54% of employees would recommend working at Clean Harbors to a friend and 53% 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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Clean Harbors?

54% 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 (39) , Class A Truck Driver (33) , Technician (33) , Account Manager (31) , Truck Driver (29) , Driver (27) , Insite Chemist (27) , Environmental Technician (24) , Manager (24) , 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 130 reviews)); "Good Benefits and ability to advance" ((in 122 reviews)); "great people and they have supervisor that care about there employers" ((in 111 reviews)); "Good training and integration programs of their business model and paper flow for companies they have purchased." ((in 50 reviews)); "Most coworkers are great people." ((in 30 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 63 reviews)); "Upper management does not appreciate nor understand the work that is done." ((in 60 reviews)); "Hard to get a raise" ((in 48 reviews)); "No work/life balance" ((in 38 reviews)); "Too many managers, bucket just keeps getting passed with no one making change to issues that arise." ((in 25 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

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Clean Harbors reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(2,043 total reviews)

Michael L. Battles and Eric W. Gerstenberg

57% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

Clean Harbors has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,043 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Nov 9, 2020

Worest not care about employees

.net developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing to say pros abt in terms of it company

Cons

In covid 19 every it company provides wfh option but here they create environment as school not. They won't listen employees problem.

Clean Harbors Response

We have an Employee Care Team. Please reach out to them to share your concerns.

3.0

Nov 9, 2020

I have been working at Clean Harbors full-time for more than 2 years

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a great place to work and experiencing different domain knowledge.

Cons

I feel it's not an employee freedom company.

Clean Harbors Response

Thank you for your post. We value our employee's feedback. Please follow up with your Employee Engagement Ambassador and share your ideas.

2.0

Jul 14, 2020

Steady decline last 2 years

Hydrovac operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Out of province/country work Unionized Rental housing

Cons

Manager has started a company while running this division (SJW Transport and Sales) and leaves office with personal truck and trailer during business hours Little to no steady work Aecon dispatch doesn’t like dealing with our office COVID-19 response pathetic

Clean Harbors Response

As a current employee it is within your authority and your responsibility to escalate your concerns. Please reach out to the Employee Care Team and we will look into this. We are a large company and we want to make sure all employees/branches represent our values and brand with pride.

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