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 125 reviews)); "The people here are wonderful to work with, the money and benefits are good." ((in 80 reviews)); "Most of the production workers were great people and there was rarely a dull moment!" ((in 57 reviews)); "You meet a lot of new people and it's good money" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great Coworkers and there are advancement opportunity." ((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 not many days off" ((in 40 reviews)); "Supervisors are incompetent." ((in 22 reviews)); "Too much micromanagement and favoritism." ((in 20 reviews)); "redundant work, multiple reports to update, long hours" ((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 Pilgrim's locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Guntersville , Gainesville , De Queen , Cold Spring , Timberville

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Pilgrim's reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,086 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 1,086 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

3.0

Jun 6, 2012

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Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, and the supervisor is understanding and interacts well with employees

Cons

Enviroment is too cold, and it's very boring. You are stuck on the line doing same position for 9 hours. It's hard on the body.

1.0

Dec 4, 2011

Its a job

Live hanger

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. There are days I don't even see a supervisor. Supervisors will pre arrange you absences for important issues you know are coming up. Good vacation time

Cons

To get a supervisor to fill them vacation papers is like pulling teeth. Its deadend very little advancement potential. Modern day slavery. Its true grit and grind everyday as a live hanger. This year they removed one person from each of our lines yet didn't see any kind of pay raise even though now its been a year and 3 months since we've seen an extra penny for an already underpaid job.

1.0

Oct 6, 2011

The worst job I have ever worked.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is a benefits package.

Cons

They treat their employees like slaves and expect them to meet impossible standards. They will fire you for anything and I had to fight with them for a month in order to get time off to get married. They fired me shortly after I got back from my honeymoon. They fired me for having too many excused absenses. You would find out the night before if you were working for the weekend and if you didnt come to work, you were fired.

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