Does Applegate Farms pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Applegate Farms employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Applegate Farms. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Applegate Farms?

42% of Applegate Farms employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Applegate Farms 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

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

"Benefits are fine though pay is below average" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"qualified get promoted and hired because they know someone in senior leadership." ((in 3 reviews)); "Pay could be better for positions compared to other employers" ((in 3 reviews))

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Applegate Farms

Part of Hormel

Applegate Farms Reviews

3.3

42% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

John Ghingo

67% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture and values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

2.7

Diversity and inclusion

2.6

Career opportunities

Applegate Farms has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Applegate Farms employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

26 reviews

5.0

22 Aug 2025

Nice place to work for summer job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good hours good pay fun environment

Cons

none that i can think of

5.0

18 Apr 2023

Great Company

Systems coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great group of individuals, laid back environment

Cons

Pay could be better for positions compared to other employers

5.0

6 Jun 2022

Good pay and benefits

Senior business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good pay and benefits with pensions.

Cons

Promotion opportunities are very limited.

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