Does Cleveland-Cliffs pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cleveland-Cliffs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cleveland-Cliffs. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cleveland-Cliffs?

57% of Cleveland-Cliffs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cleveland-Cliffs 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cleveland-Cliffs?

Shift Manager (32) , Engineer (16) , Maintenance Technician (11) , Manager (11) , Steel Worker (10) , Crane Operator (9) , Production Operator (9) , Maintenance Supervisor (8) , Shift Supervisor (8) , General Laborer (7) , Quality Engineer (7) , Electrician (6) , Intern (6) , MTM Mechanical (6) , Operator (6)

What are the pros of working at Cleveland-Cliffs according to real employee reviews?

"They moneys great and benefits" ((in 88 reviews)); "Good people to work with and overall like the job I do" ((in 44 reviews)); "Good money and lots of overtime" ((in 22 reviews)); "Good salary ." ((in 15 reviews)); "Learned new things Coworkers were nice" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cleveland-Cliffs according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and tend to put more responsibility on you without any kind of compensation." ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management seems better but are blind and don’t come around." ((in 17 reviews)); "No work life balance and cancer causing working conditions." ((in 15 reviews)); "Mills are a dangerous work environment" ((in 15 reviews)); "New General Manager is far worse than the previous manager." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cleveland-Cliffs layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Cleveland-Cliffs locations?

East Chicago , Cleveland , Burns Harbor , Middletown , Dearborn , Butler , Weirton , Toledo , Indiana Harbor , Rockport , Ishpeming , Steelton , West Chester , Coatesville , Hibbing , Coshocton , Mansfield , Riverdale , Forbes , Bowling Green , New Carlisle , Cincinnati , Columbus , Chicago , Detroit , Gary , Portage , Columbus , Conshohocken , Novi

Cleveland-Cliffs reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(320 total reviews)

Lourenco Goncalves

66% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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5.0

Sep 7, 2021

Invests in their people

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This company gives back to their employees through salary, bonuses, 401k contributions, education programs and many more.

Cons

Bit of an old school mentality. An example would be Company is full time in the office when they could be working full remote or Hybrid.

4.0

Sep 2, 2021

Great people, good place to learn.

Production supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, pay ranges, education options.

Cons

Horrible schedule, high turnover, lackluster HR department.

Cleveland-Cliffs Response

4y

Thank you for offering your comments. We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year which creates the possibility of unusual work shifts. We encourage our employees to work with their local supervision on any special scheduling requests. Current demands on our HR department from needs to hire to meet increasing production demands and the barriers created by COVID-19 has been difficult. We are committed to focusing our attention on our employees who are the most important assets and providing the right resources our employees deserve.

2.0

Aug 31, 2021

Was good getting worse!

Production

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good, benefits are great and quarterly bonuses

Cons

Understaffed on the hourly side every where, scheduled on days off, forced to stay for 18 hour turns regularly. There is no accountability for calling off from work for union employees, which causes the 18 hour days. If you are a salary manager be prepared to be cussed at and yelled at every day and you have no recourse. Upper management doesn’t have a clue and is fearful to tour the facility because of what is said to them, ie cussed out and yelled at too. The place has a 50-50 mix of people who care and work hard and 50% who do the minimum amount to not get fired, hourly and salary side. Salary people live in fear of saying what is on their mind because of retribution.

Cleveland-Cliffs Response

4y

Thank you for your review. We are glad you value the benefits offered and we are happy to provide them to our hardworking employees. We also understand that the steelmaking industry can be demanding with our operations running 24 hours a day, seven days a week. COVID-19 has created staffing issues that are affecting us and plaguing the entire country. The general labor shortage is closely connected to the challenges we’re experiencing in our operations right now. We are committed to improving it and getting to a better place from a staffing perspective.

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