Does Pilgrim's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pilgrim's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pilgrim's. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pilgrim's?

63% of Pilgrim's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pilgrim's 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.7 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 119 reviews)); "Good benefits pay pretty good" ((in 84 reviews)); "Most of the production workers were great people and there was rarely a dull moment!" ((in 64 reviews)); "You meet a lot of new people and it's good money" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good coworkers and fast paced" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"Poor management will not refer noone" ((in 69 reviews)); "Long hours and very dusty" ((in 39 reviews)); "Supervisors are incompetent." ((in 23 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.

What are the top reviewed Pilgrim's locations?

Mount Pleasant , Greeley , Athens , Carrollton , Nacogdoches , Sumter , Sanford , Lufkin , Chattanooga , Russellville , Live Oak , Douglas , Mayfield , Moorefield , Canton , Hickory , Gainesville , Guntersville , Marshville , Elberton , Cold Spring , Ellijay , Enterprise , De Queen , Waco , Atlanta , Broadway , Timberville , Pittsburg , Dallas

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Pilgrim's reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,088 total reviews)

Fabio Sandri

66% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Pilgrim's has an employee rating of 3.6 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Mar 5, 2015

Good company

Line worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

When they give out overtime u can get much as u want.

Cons

The is louzy. Only .15 and .25 cent raises and I been the for 4 yrs going on 5. Thinking bout the trucking industry

4.0

Feb 26, 2015

Great

Managermt

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Family oriented company with benefits

Cons

Laid off due to buy out

1.0

Feb 24, 2015

WORST SCREW-OVER EVER!!!

Weighmaster/live haul lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Satisfactory pay and EXCELLENT ability for OVERTIME PAY! Was averaging 65 hours per week and some weeks I was able to work as many as 120 hours in a week when an entire week only contains 56 of working hours if maintained at steady 8 hours per day... And I routinely worked a paid average of 80 hours per week and some weeks even got paid for working in excess of 120 hours which sometimes ONLY entailed 2 - 3 days working > 20 hours but other weeks contained only one day working > 20 hours in addition to a couple days where I was actually paid from most recent "Clock-in" time to next coming "Clock-out" time in excess of 24 hours!!!

Cons

They were FULLY SATISFIED in my 100% SAFETY RECORD which FAR SURPASSED 100% of ALL then current or previous employees performing the same job... The ONLY reason they canned me was because of ONE FALSE POSITIVE Breathalyzer test session where the companies breathalyzer INSISTED I had a "blood alcohol" level in excess of companies "mandatory termination level of 0.04" when the local HOSPITAL ACTUAL BLOOD TEST indicated my ACTUAL BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL when terminated was REALLY NO HIGHER THAN 0.00 which would indicate I was 100% SOBER while working when the plant's Breathalyzer was INSISTING I wasn't drunk enough enough to legally obtain a DWI, but was still high enough to result in immediate job termination!!!

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Sanitation - Prepared Foods