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 2% over the last 12 months. 53% of employees would recommend working at Clean Harbors to a friend and 52% 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?

53% 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 126 reviews)); "Good Benefits and ability to advance" ((in 113 reviews)); "great people and they have supervisor that care about there employers" ((in 112 reviews)); "Good training if you are new to the industry." ((in 50 reviews)); "Most coworkers are great people." ((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 66 reviews)); "Upper management does not appreciate nor understand the work that is done." ((in 59 reviews)); "Hard to get a raise" ((in 46 reviews)); "No work/life balance" ((in 38 reviews)); "manager, which ends up rolling down hill, so all the other managers are also micro" ((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

Clean Harbors reviews

3.2

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,041 total reviews)

Michael L. Battles and Eric W. Gerstenberg

57% approve of CEO

52% 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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2K reviews

5.0

Dec 4, 2019

What a safe and friendly place to work at!

Maintenance engineer supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clean Harbors has many pros which include: Constant support from managers and co-workers Great Pay Flexible work schedule Very friendly and easy going work environment Awesome benefits (dental, eye, 401k, etc) Plus it never goes wrong with PTO"s

Cons

Unfortunately I can't think of anything right now. I suppose this is a good thing.

Clean Harbors Response

6y

We are happy to hear that your first year is going great! Welcome to Clean Harbors!

1.0

Oct 6, 2019

Don't expect much and you won't be disappointed.

Driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clean Harbors was once a great company, with a vision. However, the bigger the company gets the more out of touch they have become.

Cons

Bad management, no communication, no raises, no employee recognition, a Human Resource Dept. that should be renamed Corporate Excuses, policy and procedures guidelines that are not the same for everyone, a competency based pay program that is not followed, constant bickering between business units. Top heavy management that is completely and totally out of touch with what is going on in the field.

Clean Harbors Response

6y

There are lots of wonderful initiatives happening right now that you may be unaware of. We have our Safety & Core Value Awards Program, Employee Recognition Program, Referral Bonus (in key locations), Intern Program, multiple Training and Development courses, an Employee Engagement Program which has tons of positive momentum and most recently we've added a new SVP of Total Rewards to address the feedback from the Employee Engagement Survey. Please reach out to your Manager or Chief Ambassador of Employee Engagement to learn of opportunities for you to become involved.

1.0

Oct 5, 2019

Horribly Run Company

Support staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly co-workers and free coffee. That's it.

Cons

Constant layoffs Inept leadership Reactive management No or dishonest communication No or poor project management All talk, but no action from leadership

Clean Harbors Response

6y

As you know, we did an employee engagement survey where the voice of the employees was received loud and clear. Please know the leadership team is actively working with every layer of management to create action plans to address the feedback.

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