Does PCA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PCA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PCA. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PCA?

51% of PCA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PCA 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PCA?

Machine Operator (52) , Maintenance Technician (16) , Sales Representative (15) , Process Engineer (12) , Customer Service Representative (10) , Plant Accountant (9) , Plant Optimization Engineer (9) , Production (8) , Intern (7) , Engineering Co-Op (6) , General Laborer (6) , Process Control Engineer (6) , Production Supervisor (6) , Supervisor (6) , Utility Worker (6)

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

"Good pay until you realize you have just sold your soul to disrespectful people who could care less about you." ((in 114 reviews)); "Care about their employees and benefits are great" ((in 97 reviews)); "Great people to work with that strive to get a lot done!" ((in 53 reviews)); "Easy work and friendly coworkers" ((in 15 reviews)); "Culture is good." ((in 12 reviews))

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

"You will have no work life balance" ((in 27 reviews)); "Long hours and 6 days a week" ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper Management and HR lied and stole from employees" ((in 13 reviews)); "Lacks leadership." ((in 8 reviews)); "Very stinky, and do not expect the best communication" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about PCA redundancies in 2026?

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

PCA Reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(715 total reviews)

Mark W. Kowlzan

66% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Culture and values

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

PCA has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 715 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PCA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

715 reviews

1.0

24 Nov 2015

If you're a woman and work here get out now if you're going to apply DON'T!!!

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Men get all the breaks otherwise there are no pros

Cons

PCA took a bad company and made it worse when they bought Boise. Good ole boy network is alive and well, the hidden pay gap is huge and to add insult to injury, those on the lower end of the gap do all of the work, while the good ole boy cronies give each other 20 percent raises behind the scenes. I accidently found proof which made me sick after working 80+ weeks for nothing.

2.0

12 Feb 2018

Hostile upper management at corporate level

Machine operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good pay, hourly workers are like family. Many of us have been working here for over 30 years. We like it, its a good place to work.

Cons

We used to be Boise Cascade. Since PCA bought out Boise we have been dealing with a corporate management with little dog syndrome. It creates a hostile work environment. Yelling and cursing at direct reports in front of hourly, etc. Our organization has lost a lot of knowledge due to this behavior. Many senior employees left for a better working experience.

1.0

29 Aug 2016

Joke

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Decent pay, easy work, good benefits

Cons

Upper management unprofessional. Unqualified supervisors. Production Supervisor has authority complex disorder & appears to be uneducated, at least in terms of management. Long hours, 7 day weeks.

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