Is Clean Harbors a good company to work for?

Clean Harbors has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 2,154 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 (38) , 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 123 reviews)); "Good benefits Unlimited overtime Safety is a priority" ((in 114 reviews)); "great people and they have supervisor that care about there employers" ((in 112 reviews)); "Good training and integration programs of their business model and paper flow for companies they have purchased." ((in 54 reviews)); "Great safety training good people and good benefits great place to work" ((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 63 reviews)); "Upper management does not appreciate nor understand the work that is done." ((in 57 reviews)); "Hard to get a raise" ((in 48 reviews)); "manager, which ends up rolling down hill, so all the other managers are also micro" ((in 25 reviews)); "Employees are expected to put in long hours without recognition or support, and any attempt to raise concerns about workloads or working conditions is met with indifference." ((in 23 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

(2,041 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 2,041 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

Apr 8, 2016

Bait and Switch

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large and stable company.

Cons

Talks a good story about caring about employees but rarely delivers. They have been cutting benefits every year for several years. Bonuses for operations are a joke. More than 50% of the time the find some way to take them away. Sales bonuses are always paid. Executives get their perks and options every year.

4.0

Apr 3, 2016

Good so far

Pump operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good management team, good leaders, just started Here and it has been a pleasant experience so far that is all

Cons

Poor communication lack of discipline and repercussions for employees that can't show up on time other things some people need to grow up and act like adults

3.0

Mar 20, 2016

Field Technician,Driver

Truck driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional environment, up to date training, latest equipment and they will give you the right tools to perform the job, management will listen to your suggestions and work with you on any issues that may be causing job from being finished.

Cons

Too much paperwork,moving heavy barrels,too much work for little pay, I basically have to constantly wear different hats for my job for example I have to load heavy barrels into my box truck and deal with a lot of paperwork,make sure that the labeling on the barrels are correct, make sure that the permits and placards are on point, sometimes deal with pesky customers,travel 8-10 hours daily, and to top it off at the end of the day offload all the heavy barrels I pick up with more paperwork post trip and ND get ready for the next day by loading your supplies...😒

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