Does Orkin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Orkin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Orkin. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Orkin?

41% of Orkin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Orkin 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Orkin?

Pest Control Technician (162) , Route Manager (93) , Technician (79) , Account Manager (73) , Branch Manager (59) , Service Manager (53) , Commercial Account Manager (41) , Sales Representative (39) , Sales Inspector (38) , Termite Technician (28) , Sales (23) , Customer Service Representative (19) , Pest Technician (18) , Sales Associate (17) , Inspector (16)

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

"Good pay and no experience needed." ((in 144 reviews)); "Good benefits and company car" ((in 81 reviews)); "training was great and the overall business is great" ((in 79 reviews)); "good money and that's about it." ((in 37 reviews)); "Good people depending on office" ((in 34 reviews))

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

"Can be long hours and the people dealt with can be tiresome." ((in 73 reviews)); "No work life balance and micromanaged." ((in 52 reviews)); "Excessive long hours for managers, sales." ((in 32 reviews)); "Middle management is awful, upper management is oblivious" ((in 29 reviews)); "Micro managing poor leadership" ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Orkin layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Orkin locations?

Atlanta , Los Angeles , Houston , Chicago , Baltimore , Orlando , Austin , New York , Dallas , Riverside , Indianapolis , Denver , Charlotte , San Diego , Jacksonville , Lansing , Washington , Cincinnati , Miami , Tampa , Virginia Beach , Saint Louis , Milwaukee , Oklahoma City , Colorado Springs , Covington , San Antonio , Eden Prairie , Chattanooga , Memphis

Orkin reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,443 total reviews)

Jerry Gahlhoff | Pat Chrzanowski

53% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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Orkin has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,443 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Orkin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.6 stars).

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3.0

Jun 21, 2022

Physically Demanding

Field inspector

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good if you sell enough.

Cons

You crawl around attics, crawl spaces, under decks all the rest of least attractive parts of homes b

2.0

Jun 21, 2022

this company needs a union too many Unwritten rules

Commercial service technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

401k is good as long as you have money to put into it most people at this company live paycheck-to-paycheck there is no Union here

Cons

There is no Union they can change the way they pay you anytime they want and they will. Long hours underpaid you get paid a commission on every service if they under price a service you get on your paid on it. They are famous for underpricing especially on Commercial accounts stay out of the commercial division

4.0

Jun 7, 2022

none

Pest technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

none that I know of

Cons

everything you can think of

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