Is Ecolab a good company to work for?

Ecolab has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 6,757 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Ecolab to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Ecolab have been left by employees working as Technical Sales Intern , Intern - Hourly and Intern .

Does Ecolab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ecolab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ecolab. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ecolab?

64% of Ecolab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ecolab 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ecolab?

Territory Manager (298) , Territory Representative (147) , Account Manager (123) , Service Specialist (86) , District Manager (81) , Pest Control Technician (80) , Financial Analyst (64) , District Representative (53) , Route Sales Manager (53) , Customer Service Representative (48) , Sales Representative (48) , Territory Sales Manager (48) , Corporate Account Manager (45) , Intern (44) , Territory Sales Representative (44)

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

"The benefits are good and the work schedule is fairly flexible." ((in 455 reviews)); "People are great and helpful for the most part." ((in 270 reviews)); "The pay was good but could use more insenitives to better help the employees and the Company as a whole." ((in 256 reviews)); "Great culture and not overly corporate" ((in 202 reviews)); "Distribution side was nice and the team is great." ((in 81 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and over work" ((in 254 reviews)); "If you start without experience and a low salary you will never realy achieve a substantial income." ((in 111 reviews)); "Entitled kids in apprenticeship program lead to them becoming bad managers" ((in 94 reviews)); "get thrown into certain things with no training making it hard to help the customer." ((in 92 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends." ((in 90 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ecolab layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Ecolab locations?

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Ecolab reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(5,100 total reviews)

Christophe Beck

72% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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Ecolab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,100 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ecolab 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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5K reviews

4.0

Jul 12, 2010

I enjoy working here

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/life balance (for non-field personnel) Flexible hours Allowances to new parents/options for new parents (flex time etc.)

Cons

If you are a field person (sales, operations, etc.) - Ecolab can be a challenging place to work for. I think our field and sales folks are overworked most of the time and are exhausted by the demands. They must fulfill quotas (customer visits, etc.) and yet still meet the customer's "demands" as well.

2.0

Jun 30, 2010

Burned Out at Ecolab!

Service specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company vehicle, fuel card and working independently most of your time.

Cons

Long hours most days, No overtime pay, decent overall pay, stressful and good luck on taking your vacation.

3.0

Jun 25, 2010

Bad Choices with SAP compounded by down turn in economy = poor stock price

Parts

Recommend

CEO approval

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Excellent benefits. I worked for a Manager who actually cared about his people. Most of the folks sitting next to you will help you out when ever you need it. They don't have formal training - but your peers do a good job teaching you.

Cons

My manager wasnt the most knoweldgable about SAP. He listened too much to Marketing (who still knows nothing) They started using a screwed up way for charging for freight upsetting customers. Bad Website. Selling parts is easy - Ya gotta make it easy.

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