Does DHL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DHL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DHL. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DHL?

73% of DHL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DHL 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DHL?

Zusteller (94) , Warehouse Operative (78) , Warehouse Worker (78) , Auxiliar De Logística (75) , postbote (65) , Project Manager (63) , Zusteller, Verbundzusteller und Paketzusteller (56) , Briefzusteller (52) , Intern (51) , Manager (49) , Software Engineer (48) , Operations Supervisor (45) , Internship (43) , Customer Service Representative (41) , Forklift Operator (41)

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

"Having good benefits and good off days" ((in 173 reviews)); "They pay is good and great" ((in 162 reviews)); "SOME people are nice and welcoming" ((in 147 reviews)); "Good salary and nice and I don’t have any reason for not working there" ((in 128 reviews)); "Great colleagues and in general very well qualified and cordial employees" ((in 123 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and very little care of staff" ((in 138 reviews)); "Long hours and often weekends" ((in 70 reviews)); "Had a bad manager to begin with but later more respected managers took the position." ((in 48 reviews)); "Business Analysts may need to coordinate effectively with international colleagues, which can sometimes result in extended working hours." ((in 33 reviews)); "too many supervisor with little man syndrome" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about DHL layoffs in 2026?

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

DHL reviews

Item: DHL
Rating: 3
Author: Current employee - General Manager

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(3,342 total reviews)

Dr. Tobias Meyer

83% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

DHL has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,342 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DHL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transport de biens et de personnes industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Jan 8, 2013

Amazing profitability, questionable practices, union vs. management

Field service supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Expense account, salary, good benefits, travel for training, bonuses, ongoing formal personal development, great training management, easy to get approval for personal time, willing to pay for personal development courses/programs.

Cons

Repetitive, no lunches or breaks, increasing responsibilities due to downsizing. The company is growing their international business and brought on many people to do so, but is getting rid of them to lean out. Union is frustrated with the fact that they left other jobs to come back to DHL, only to get occasional work. Management has to do more and more each day.

3.0

Dec 31, 2012

Large employer with a lot of opportunities on multi-national collaboration

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Travelling in business for intercontinental flights still allowed, fair remuneration and good cross-team collaboration and team work in general is good.

Cons

Organizational changes every 6 months or sooner. New bosses starting from scratch, re-inventing the wheel. New opportunities almost always stuffed from outside. No sustainability, a lot of self encouragement through activities like employee opinion surveys, which are from an execution point of view a kind of a joke.

DHL Response

5y

Liebe Kollegin, lieber Kollege, Sie haben uns vor vielen Jahren einmal sehr ausführlich als Arbeitgeber bewertet. Falls Sie noch immer bei uns im Konzern tätig sind, würden wir uns freuen, wenn Sie uns heute noch einmal bewerten würden. Gerade in diesen Zeiten wäre es interessant zu wissen, wie Sie uns als Unternehmen wahrnehmen. Wäre schön, wenn Sie Ihre Insights mit uns und anderen teilen würden. Ihr Employer Branding Team

3.0

Dec 15, 2012

Satisfactory Good pay for the work level

Labour

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule can work through the night.

Cons

heavy lifting required. must be strong enough.

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