Does Colgate-Palmolive pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Colgate-Palmolive employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Colgate-Palmolive. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Colgate-Palmolive?

81% of Colgate-Palmolive employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Colgate-Palmolive 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Colgate-Palmolive?

Intern (144) , Estagiário (90) , Brand Manager (61) , Internship (54) , Manager (48) , Business Analyst (39) , Analyst (37) , Marketing (35) , Director (30) , Customer Development Executive (29) , Customer Development Manager (28) , Analista (26) , Customer Development Officer (24) , Financial Analyst (20) , Operador De Máquinas (20)

What are the pros of working at Colgate-Palmolive according to real employee reviews?

"Great Culture and Empathetic towards employees" ((in 258 reviews)); "The people are great and collaborate constantly." ((in 240 reviews)); "Good work life balance and place to learn" ((in 198 reviews)); "benefits are good and retirement" ((in 195 reviews)); "Good salary and two bonus pots if working in manufacturing plant" ((in 85 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Colgate-Palmolive according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and make you move around" ((in 64 reviews)); "The upper management does not give a crap about you." ((in 17 reviews)); "Mid management needs to align with senior management on personnel policies and start working towards the development of their reports, in order to get people motivated and more committed to their roles" ((in 16 reviews)); "Too much favoritism towards young employees versus older employees." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Colgate-Palmolive layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,483 total reviews)

Noel Wallace

86% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

Colgate-Palmolive has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,483 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Colgate-Palmolive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

4.0

Jan 15, 2026

Good Company

Brand executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture that respect each other, more togetherness.

Cons

Some achievements and performance can be overlooked.

3.0

Jan 13, 2026

Lean org, but good

Manager, cdm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to grow within the org

Cons

Very lean org, need more head count

4.0

Jan 12, 2026

Very conservative, yet inclusive culture

Director of brand experience

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colgate Palmolive is by far the most diverse, inclusive companies in the Fortune 500. The company strongly believes in promoting from within and moving people all over the world as they rise within the organization. In fact, international assignments are strongly encouraged. The entire leadership team has lived in more than 3 countries.

Cons

Colgate is a very conservative culture and change is slow

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Very conservative, yet inclusive culture

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