Does Smithfield Foods pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Smithfield Foods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Smithfield Foods. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Smithfield Foods?

38% of Smithfield Foods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Smithfield Foods 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Smithfield Foods?

Production Supervisor (39) , Production (32) , Maintenance Technician (30) , Production Worker (29) , General Laborer (26) , Manager (19) , General Production (12) , Machine Operator (12) , Maintenance Supervisor (12) , Material Handler (12) , Supervisor (12) , Director (11) , Sales Account Manager (11) , General Production Worker (9) , Maintenance Mechanic (9)

What are the pros of working at Smithfield Foods according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is good but they make you work like slaves and don’t treat you with respect." ((in 202 reviews)); "Good benefits and start work early so you get off earlier in the day" ((in 145 reviews)); "Good people to work for and with" ((in 84 reviews)); "Money was good and all the other you could want" ((in 22 reviews)); "Great salaries and compensation opportunities" ((in 16 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Smithfield Foods according to real employee reviews?

"Hours are long and hard" ((in 68 reviews)); "Bad management and other workers are rude" ((in 59 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 53 reviews)); "poor communication between management long hours bad work environment tough on new employees" ((in 26 reviews)); "Poor culture and company values" ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Smithfield Foods layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Smithfield Foods locations?

Smithfield , Tar Heel , Kansas City , Tarheel , Sioux Falls , Grayson , Lisle , Milan , Kinston , Middlesboro , Suffolk , Saint Charles , Monmouth , Peru , Chicago , Clinton , Cudahy , Denison , North East , Crete , Cincinnati , Wilson , Junction City , Vernon , Omaha , Fayetteville , Edwardsville , Mason City , Newport News , Princeton

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2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(1,283 total reviews)

Shane Smith

46% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture & values

2.5

Work/Life balance

2.3

Senior management

Smithfield Foods has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,283 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Smithfield Foods employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0

Jul 28, 2011

Smithfield

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Pay is decent and in line with industry

Cons

Benefits, and management is very sub par

5.0

Mar 29, 2011

I love my job at Smithfield and would highly recommend it to anyone.

Line leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits alone are worth working here.You get raises every 6 months and it is a very nice place to work.

Cons

I have no cons at working at Smithfield because it is an awesome place to work.If you haven't tried working here then you don't need to say anything bad about it.

4.0

Mar 24, 2011

Hard Work But better on first shift now but my pay dropped .50 and I do the same job

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Good Benefits able to move up in producton good pay my hours are good now paid vacation paid holidays

Cons

the point system the pain involved there are some good supervisors but there are others that dont understand the waything should be done we are the ones that do the job hands on so i believe when there is an easier way of doing the job but the same amount of work is being done and its less strain on us it should be took into concideration

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