Is Pfizer a good company to work for?

Pfizer has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 12,104 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Pfizer to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Pfizer have been left by employees working as Summer Student Worker , Summer Growth Experience Intern and Summer Intern .

Does Pfizer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pfizer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pfizer. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pfizer?

69% of Pfizer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pfizer 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pfizer?

Director (238) , Intern (208) , Manager (202) , Scientist (177) , Sales Representative (163) , Senior Scientist (163) , Senior Manager (138) , Associate Scientist (114) , Senior Associate Scientist (111) , Project Manager (96) , Principal Scientist (84) , Process Technician (84) , Process Engineer (75) , Internship (69) , Engineer (63)

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

"Benefits are good and fair" ((in 1071 reviews)); "There are so many great people who work very hard and support each other." ((in 636 reviews)); "4. Good work life balance (My role had hybrid working model with 2 weekly offs)" ((in 466 reviews)); "Good pay if there's work available and you don't get sent home early." ((in 388 reviews)); "Great colleagues who are fun to work with and make day to day business fun." ((in 315 reviews))

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

"poor management and lost of focus" ((in 280 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and restructure." ((in 209 reviews)); "Your experience (good or bad) truly depends on your direct manager." ((in 116 reviews)); "Poor leadership has led to the ongoing demise of this company as reflected by our stock price." ((in 93 reviews)); "Long hours and highly demanding" ((in 88 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pfizer layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Pfizer locations?

New York , Groton , Andover , Pearl River , Cambridge , Kalamazoo , Collegeville , Sanford , Rocky Mount , McPherson , Boston , San Diego , Saint Louis , Peapack , Bothell , Lake Forest , Madison , La Jolla , Los Angeles , Memphis , Tampa , Portage , Raleigh , Philadelphia , Chicago , Chesterfield , San Francisco , Seattle , Richmond , South San Francisco

Pfizer reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(8,749 total reviews)

Albert Bourla

49% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Pfizer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 8,749 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pfizer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

4.0

Sep 27, 2013

Pfizer provides excellent sales training that is viewed highly by other corporations.

Healthcare sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule (Field Sales), Awesome benefits (medical, 401K, etc), Excellent training (very good at preparing reps for their day-to-day activities)

Cons

Difficult to make cross-functional moves (Sales to Corporate), While Pfizer is good at training people for their current role, not so great at developing talent beyond current role.

1.0

Sep 22, 2013

Pfizer India Current Scenerio

Not disclosed - i may be a part of uplift before it is announced

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It "USED" be .... And... Yes i Mean It "USED" to be a great company in terms of behavioral, Cultural, and Ethical standards. I love this company even today because This company always taught me a lot and developed me as a Good Professional and Sure to mention.. developed me as a person of ethics....They used to mean what they said, They used to do what they preach and lots of Respect for people and transparency was in the Air which is now On Papers..Today no body listens to others there are lots of piece of workshops, preaching and advises for UPLIFT and they are mere words on wall. So the Pros and Cons can be read in the same box here.

Cons

You can be thrown out anytime if your face is not liked by your Boss, If you try to inculcate work ethics and drive process and systems and your superiors only expect you to treat your people as pawns and reap business at any cost...no matter people learn or not, they are helped in becoming a good professional or not or they do it with ethics or not.... though all these things are there in the Books but avoided within the board room discussions and if you try to implement the good learning, you are a culprit, because there are some other culprits around who are not able to compete on ethics, and process's and hence form a group to eliminate you. The Great Pfizer is Dying a slow death.

3.0

Sep 20, 2013

Good company to start a career in biotech

Manufacturing tech

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with.

Cons

Very poor raises. Salaries and benefits not on par with other biotech companies.

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