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

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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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9K reviews

3.0

Sep 18, 2013

Great Science, but needs work on culture and compensation.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great science and research opportunities.

Cons

Compensation not competitive with local area biotechs. Need to have more cultural and life balance activities and investment. Need more investment to compete with local area companies as best place to work in Boston.

4.0

Sep 17, 2013

Great company with lots of learning opportunities.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company history, has a lot of different products ranging from various pharmaceutical categories to over the counter products. Also they do have some beautiful campuses.

Cons

As such a large company it can sometimes move a bit slower than some would like. The integration with Wyeth a couple years ago also took substantial time and was worrisome for many people.

3.0

Sep 13, 2013

3 out of 5 stars

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, facility, leadership team

Cons

can't get things done, very layered, analysis paralysis

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Great Science, but needs work on culture and compensation.

Great company with lots of learning opportunities.

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