Does Dickies stain-resistant professional workwear have PFAS?
Dickies stain-resistant professional workwear averages 58 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 12 Dickies stain-resistant professional workwear products graded as of October 2026, above the 56 out of 100 median for the 11 other stain-resistant professional workwear brands graded alongside it.
Dickies stain-resistant professional workwear averages Good on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 68% of the stain-resistant professional workwear brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
Dickies
Men's Relaxed Fit Straight Leg Cargo Work Pants
- 100% cotton twill, no water-resistant treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and residual finishing agents, Cotton twill work pants are typically dyed with azo or reactive dyes…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Dickies
Men's 873 Slim Fit Work Pants
- 100% cotton twill
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Residual dye migration and skin contact, New unwashed cotton workwear may retain loosely bound dye particles.…
Dickies
Men's 877 Loose Fit Work Pants
- cotton/polyester twill blend, no water-repellent finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes (synthetic colorants), Standard twill work pants use disperse and reactive azo dyes for color…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Dickies
Men's Pants Dickies 874 Work Pants Flex Original Fit
- cotton blend twill, no water-repellent coating finish noted
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Heavy metals, Cotton-polyester blends require industrial dyeing processes. Williamson-Dickie does not…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Dickies
Men's Original 874 Work Pants - Airforce Blue 31
- 100% cotton twill, no water-resistant treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and unfixed dye residues, Airforce blue cotton twill may use azo-class or reactive dyes; unfixed dye…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Dickies
Men's Original 874 Work Pants - Khaki 32
- 100% cotton duck fabric
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microfiber shedding or degradation, Cotton garments release fibers during washing and wear, but these are…
Dickies
Men's Slim Fit Taper Leg Work Pants
- cotton/polyester blend, no reported water-repellent treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes (synthetic colorants), Azo dyes are widely used in textile manufacturing globally. Dickies has not…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Dickies
Men's Slim Straight Work Pants
- cotton/polyester blend twill
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and color fastness, Dark dyes (indigo, navy, black) on workwear may contain azo compounds; Dickies…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Dickies
Mens Flex 11874 Work Pant
- cotton-polyester blend twill
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and colorant residues, Dickies does not disclose whether dyes comply with REACH or GOTS restrictions…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Dickies
Men's Relaxed Fit Duck Canvas Utility Work Pants
- 100% cotton duck canvas
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and reactive dyes (residual), Cotton duck canvas is typically dyed to khaki or brown using…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Dickies
Men's FLEX Regular Fit Straight Leg Tough Max Duck Carpenter Pants
- 100% cotton duck with water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Dickies does not disclose whether the water-repellent coating is silicone-based, wax-based, or…
Dickies
Men's Pro Series Double Knee Work Pants
- Cotton/polyester blend with water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- water-repellent coating finish degradation and microfiber shedding, Synthetic-blend fabrics shed microfibers…
Better stain-resistant professional workwear from other brands
Graded higher than the Dickies average of 58.
Banana Republic
Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants
- linen-viscose blend, no water-resistant finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Brooks Brothers
Men's Pleated Cotton Chino Pants
- 100% cotton, pleated, no stated treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Residual azo dyes and synthetic dye intermediates
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Dockers
Men's Regular Fit Short-Sleeve Shirt
- cotton-polyester blend, no reported water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and colorant safety
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
The same question, asked of the other stain-resistant professional workwear brands
Best average grade first. Dickies averages 58.
See every Dickies product we grade on the Dickies brand page, or the full stain-resistant professional workwear ranking.