Does Clearwater Paper pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Clearwater Paper employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Clearwater Paper. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Clearwater Paper?

63% of Clearwater Paper employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Clearwater Paper 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Clearwater Paper?

Machine Operator (20) , Converting Operator (5) , Analyst (3) , Converting (3) , E&I Technician (3) , Electrician (3) , Forklift Operator (3) , Equipment Operator (2) , General Laborer (2) , Intern (2) , Journeyman Electrician (2) , Line Lead (2) , Maintenance (2) , Maintenance Technician (2) , Manager (2)

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

"Good Pay and Team in the area" ((in 46 reviews)); "Most of the people I worked with were great and friendly guys." ((in 22 reviews)); "Great coworkers." ((in 6 reviews)); "Flexible hours but then nothing" ((in 4 reviews)); "good money if your willing to work" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Poor management, Value loyalty over skills, kind of rotting company back in 2016" ((in 17 reviews)); "Many new faces mean constant training." ((in 4 reviews)); "Poor management poor leadership don’t care about how long you have worked there" ((in 4 reviews)); "Poor communication and mangers." ((in 4 reviews)); "No work life balance haha" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Clearwater Paper layoffs in 2026?

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

What Clearwater Paper locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Shelby , North Las Vegas , Lewiston

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3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(199 total reviews)

Arsen Kitch

62% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

Clearwater Paper has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 199 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Clearwater Paper employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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199 reviews

5.0

Mar 9, 2015

Great company to have a good work to life ratio.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent company to work for, good benefits, and great potential to move up in the company.

Cons

Just like every other job you will have frustrations.

2.0

Jun 4, 2025

Short staffed, poor work culture

Extruder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company supplies the tools needed to do the job. Company also provides bottled water. Medical is great!

Cons

Short staffed, cuts made by the company. ZERO breaks on extruders. Running the departments the same as when it was fully staffed. Toxic work environment. Seasoned employees are leaving. Pay doesn't reflect the amount of workload that is demanded. Union doesn't do much of anything for the employees.

1.0

Dec 31, 2024

Worst place I have ever worked.

Salaried employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Almost zero pros. Anything that's almost a pro has such severe consequences you can't consider it a pro.

Cons

Good old boys club. Promote people that have no business being in management. Knowingly under pay salaried employees because they know they "don't want to move". Racism is alive and well in management. Constant disrespect. HR is so bad that you would rather quit than try to solve issues. If employees knew what was said and done behind closed "salaried only" doors, that place wouldn't be running. The also just hired about 20 new senior management during a down period and intend to lay off employees to save money.

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