Is Pfizer a good company to work for?

Pfizer has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 12,050 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 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 1% 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 (235) , Intern (206) , Manager (202) , Scientist (177) , Senior Scientist (163) , Sales Representative (162) , Senior Manager (138) , Associate Scientist (113) , Senior Associate Scientist (111) , Project Manager (95) , Process Technician (84) , Principal Scientist (83) , Process Engineer (75) , Internship (69) , Engineer (62)

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

"Good benefits and 15 days of PTO along with 2 personal days and 1 wellness day." ((in 1064 reviews)); "People are all great to work with and are always helpful." ((in 655 reviews)); "4. Good work life balance (My role had hybrid working model with 2 weekly offs)" ((in 458 reviews)); "Good pay if there's work available and you don't get sent home early." ((in 386 reviews)); "Great colleagues who are fun to work with and make day to day business fun." ((in 300 reviews))

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

"poor management and lost of focus" ((in 281 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and restructuring" ((in 218 reviews)); "Managers have ability to block you from horizontal movement within company just to keep from hiring/training new people to replace you." ((in 113 reviews)); "Poor leadership has led to the ongoing demise of this company as reflected by our stock price." ((in 89 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends plus night meetings" ((in 82 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 Pfizer locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Guayama , Terre Haute , Peapack and Gladstone , Charlotte , Cincinnati , North Andover , Houston , Orlando , Illinois City , Detroit

Pfizer reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(8,718 total reviews)

Albert Bourla

50% 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 8,718 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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1.0

Sep 17, 2023

If you like a toxic culture this company is for you

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Pros

Benefits are better than most

Cons

Your ideas and solutions to long standing problems are discounted unless you have worked at Pfizer for at least 10 years. Leaders at the site are a sorry excuse, they shift blame, do nothing to listen and be a part of changing conditions or to lead by example. The site head is yet another Pfizer good ole boy put in the role because of who he knows and not due to any ability to change the culture. Don’t even get me started on the joke of “people experience” people at this company don’t matter, only the almighty dollar and profit and how can we push as much COVID as possible.

5.0

May 15, 2017

Great company - 14 years working with some very smart people

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I spent 14 years at Pfizer (even though I didn't think I would be there that long), and here are the things I really liked: - very smart people, some of the best I've met in the industry; very committed to bringing cures to market - a global footprint that helps you understand how one makes and sells medicines across the world (so some very strong global exposure) - great benefits and recognition of the need for work-life balance, though work can be intense at times - a learning environment that allows colleagues to grow themselves. It's not just a paycheck at the end of the day - growing skills and learning is what kept me happy - commitment to compliance and "doing right by the patient" regardless of other drivers - focus on diversity; the leadership team is diverse, the board is diverse, and every hiring decision is reviewed with a lens of inclusion and diversity. It's not just women and minorities, but hiring with a focus on getting different viewpoints and talents on the table - New York City (though that's a con too - it's getting harder to commute in from the suburbs)! But the energy in the city is amazing, and I miss it.

Cons

- lots of reorganization; we restructured almost every year from the mid-2000s onwards. Sometimes it was needed but it was also disruptive at other times. Not sure there's a way to avoid it given Wall Street pressures - large company politics, which one will see in any large pharma. By and large, it worked out ok for me, but it may not be a place for someone who cannot maneuver in such an environment - commuting into the city steadily got worse over the years. Perhaps it will get easier after the new tunnel and the Amtrak renovations are done.

4.0

Oct 5, 2016

Rescinded former worker

Anonymous employee

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Pros

benefits team atmosphere ,Holidays great pay.

Cons

Pfizer continues to gobble up its competition leaving thousands of colleagues unemployed or underemployed. Some have spent 20-30 years working faithfully at the site and have to restart life again at 50-60 years old . I am sorry to say that once you are over a certain age companies pretend you do not exist even if you are the best candidate for the job

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