Does Compass Minerals pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Compass Minerals employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Compass Minerals. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Compass Minerals?

45% of Compass Minerals employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Compass Minerals 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Compass Minerals?

Engineer (6) , Manager (6) , Management (5) , Supervisor (5) , Maintenance (4) , Mechanic (4) , Production (4) , Analista (3) , Miner (3) , Operador De Produção (3) , Sales Manager (3) , Assistente Administrativo (2) , Auxiliar Administrativo (2) , Comprador Sênior (2) , Coordenador (2)

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

"good benefits and fair pay" ((in 24 reviews)); "Employee Oriented and Take care of employees" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good Pay, Good benefits and 401k match," ((in 3 reviews)); "Beautiful building People are generally friendly" ((in 3 reviews)); "Takes safety and environmental very seriously." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Upper management through middle management are clueless and make incompetent decisions that are negatively affecting retention of employees." ((in 13 reviews)); "bad leadership, poor decision making" ((in 10 reviews)); "Turnover in leadership often, creates a confusing culture" ((in 7 reviews)); "arrogant management; imbalance between number of managers and worker bees, work/life balance could be better; lots of red tape" ((in 4 reviews)); "Long hours, and shift work" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Compass Minerals layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(230 total reviews)

Edward C. Dowling Jr.

65% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Compass Minerals has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 230 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Compass Minerals 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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230 reviews

5.0

Apr 1, 2026

Good pay

General labourer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay was very good, and

Cons

Long hours, and shift work

3.0

Feb 21, 2026

Compass

Productiom worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Week off is nice ,& ok benefits

Cons

Management is trash needs to do better.

5.0

Feb 2, 2026

Sales Support Specialist Review

Sales support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, good benefits, good room for growth.

Cons

There are no cons that I can think of.

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Summer Student Labourer

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Maintenance Scheduler (Soft Rock Underground)

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