Rio Tinto reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,428 total reviews)

Simon Trott

62% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Rio Tinto has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,428 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rio Tinto employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews
5.0
Jun 18, 2025

Good folks

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good, technically minded, hard working people

Cons

Big old bumbling machine of a company… bureaucracy is off the charts

4.0
Jun 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues, healthy culture, and good benefits

Cons

Difficult to promote, early/late calls

1.0
Jun 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and the location are very comparable

Cons

Overworked, Manager, GM and MD Culture, not enough people in support roles, coworkers are sellouts

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