Does Trafigura pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Trafigura employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Trafigura. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Trafigura?

60% of Trafigura employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Trafigura 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Trafigura?

Analyst (68) , Operator (23) , Operations (21) , Risk Analyst (18) , Trader (17) , Deals Desk Analyst (15) , Deals Desk Risk and Market Analyst (15) , Manager (13) , Oil Operator (11) , Operations Analyst (11) , Senior Analyst (9) , Oil Operations (8) , Business Analyst (6) , Financial Analyst (6) , Graduate Program (5)

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

"Good Pay and Bonus." ((in 52 reviews)); "Good pay and bonus." ((in 43 reviews)); "Good salary and leave structure" ((in 34 reviews)); "Salary and location, great people" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good benefits and exposure to various tasks" ((in 16 reviews))

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

"No work life balance at all (all needs to be done the day it is recieved)" ((in 75 reviews)); "long hours and hectic at times" ((in 27 reviews)); "Over extended working hours, overtime expected everyday or threatens to fire you!" ((in 24 reviews)); "Hours Competitive Bad culture Mental health" ((in 21 reviews)); "bad managers and too much staff turnover" ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about Trafigura layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Trafigura locations?

Houston , Stamford , Geneva , China

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Trafigura reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(603 total reviews)

Jeremy Weir

80% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Trafigura has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 603 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Trafigura employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

603 reviews

5.0

Sep 25, 2014

Great professional experience. Gained exposure to different cultures and learnt a great deal.

Group financial accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work with a diverse culture of people

Cons

Difficult working in Afrika with all the corruption

4.0

Feb 18, 2014

Dynamic, hard work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Make your own opportunities and control what you do

Cons

Work-life balance can be tough

4.0

May 1, 2013

High pressure, great challenges, not great for work life balance

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to many different industries Excellent travel opportunities

Cons

very little work life balance

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