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 124 reviews)); "The people here are wonderful to work with, the money and benefits are good." ((in 76 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 61 reviews)); "You meet a lot of new people and it's good money" ((in 27 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 65 reviews)); "Long hours and very dusty" ((in 41 reviews)); "Supervisors are incompetent." ((in 21 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)); "Good ole boy system, favoritism and the buddy" ((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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Sep 8, 2010

Worked hard right until the end and still unappreciated....

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Not much to say other than the team work our department displayed was very well orchestrated with no credit to be given on the part of our supervisors.

Cons

Management was always in meetings that never accomplished anything. Extremely wasteful do as i say and not as I do leadership.

3.0

Feb 4, 2010

A pretty OK place to work

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Co-workers are really nice. We have a lot of fun. Most managers are good about giving pats on the back for a job well done. Pay seems to be pretty fair if you don't live in East Texas.

Cons

Very few promotions given in IT. Certain functions while necessary are not valued. Terrible benefits. There seems be a lot of good ol' boy politics in play at all times.

2.0

Jan 25, 2010

A drastic change ahead...

Anonymous employee

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Pros

National presence Low-stress atmosphere Employees have a degree of self-management if not empowerment

Cons

Poor compensation Extremely precarious future Low employee value Very little chance for advancement Middle-Management is extremely indifferent to those under them. Too much complacency has set in but the acquisition by JBS, Brazil will shake things up tremendously.

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