Does Pilgrim's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pilgrim's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pilgrim's. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pilgrim's?

58% of Pilgrim's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pilgrim's 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pilgrim's?

Production Supervisor (48) , Production (25) , Supervisor (23) , Maintenance Technician (16) , Production Worker (16) , Manager (15) , Laborer (13) , Packer (12) , General Laborer (11) , Quality Assurance (11) , Debone (10) , Production Superintendent (8) , Human Resources Manager (7) , Line Worker (7) , Maintenance Mechanic (7)

What are the pros of working at Pilgrim's according to real employee reviews?

"I lost a lot of weight and the pay is good" ((in 121 reviews)); "Good benefits pay pretty good" ((in 85 reviews)); "Most of the production workers were great people and there was rarely a dull moment!" ((in 61 reviews)); "You meet a lot of new people and it's good money" ((in 25 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers n nice deive time" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Pilgrim's according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management will not refer noone" ((in 66 reviews)); "Long hours and not many days off" ((in 39 reviews)); "Supervisors are incompetent." ((in 22 reviews)); "redundant work, multiple reports to update, long hours" ((in 19 reviews)); "Hardly no vacations, only 1 day off most weeks, most upper management dont care about there employees and talk to you any way" ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pilgrim's layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,088 total reviews)

Fabio Sandri

58% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,088 reviews)

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Pilgrim's has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,088 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pilgrim's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Aug 14, 2018

Awesome place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Room for improvement an advancement

Cons

Nothing unless you don't like to work

4.0

Aug 11, 2018

Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overtime hours, establish co worker friendships, gain valuable knowledge and training if you are willing to learn

Cons

Hard workers/best workers not appreciated enough.

3.0

Aug 9, 2018

Class A Maintenance

Maintenance technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pilgrims a great place to work at I enjoy doing maintenance. We work as a team nobody fixs anything by there self we help one another

Cons

Just doesn't pay enough the debone makes more than the maintenance we should be the top payed cause with out maintenance your billion dollar plant want run

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