Does LANXESS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LANXESS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LANXESS. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LANXESS?

74% of LANXESS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LANXESS 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LANXESS?

Estagiário (23) , Chemikant (12) , Customer Service Representative (10) , Manager (10) , Chemical Operator (9) , Operator (9) , Analista Pleno (8) , Analista (7) , Analyst (6) , Assistente Administrativo (6) , Engineer (6) , Werkstudent (6) , Analista Júnior (5) , Assistant Manager (5) , Intern (5)

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

"Good company and good benefits" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good work life balance in this organisation" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good Culture" ((in 16 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 15 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Some trainings are organized by the company but since middle layer managers don't proactively pass these knowledges to the team by interpretating the contents into daily operation level, all training don't provide any benefit to improve actual jobs." ((in 5 reviews)); "Bad work culture and favriotism" ((in 5 reviews)); "New leadership in India is blissfully unaware of cronies and liars around" ((in 4 reviews)); "Career development is very difficult (few oportunities)" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about LANXESS layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed LANXESS locations?

Pittsburgh , Greensboro , El Dorado , Memphis , East Hanover , Orange , Vancouver , Charleston , Perth Amboy , Kalama , Fords , Dallas , Chardon , Shelton , Philadelphia , Goose Creek , Pitts , Grand Rapids , Washington , Gastonia , Houston , Little Rock , Charleston , Elmira , Naugatuck , Ruston , Burgettstown , North Charleston , Spartanburg , Africa

LANXESS reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(323 total reviews)

Matthias Zachert

57% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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LANXESS has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 323 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LANXESS 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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323 reviews

3.0

Mar 18, 2017

Learned a lot during my time at Lanxess and had excellent supervisors.

Internship

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-Very safe work environment -R&D sector was given one day off a week to catch up on errands etc. -able to balance work life and social life

Cons

-may tend to take safety to the extreme (e.g., thought of putting railings for when you are walking) -company is not doing so well financially so job security could be an issue

4.0

Mar 3, 2017

Great place to start the career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Awesome working culture and great expeirence

Cons

Needs to be more aligned with the industry for the compensation

4.0

Dec 9, 2016

Great place for an internship

Internship

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Got to work in a corporate office Work related to different fields(transport safety, engineering design, process optimization)

Cons

IT dept. is very slow, they will take your laptop and get it formatted without giving any reason reason

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