Does Daikin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Daikin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Daikin. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Daikin?

69% of Daikin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Daikin 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Daikin?

Engineer (82) , Sales Engineer (49) , Intern (29) , Sales (24) , Design Engineer (23) , Manager (23) , Assembly Line Worker (20) , Senior Engineer (18) , Executive (16) , Project Engineer (16) , Machine Operator (15) , Mechanical Engineer (15) , Production Engineer (14) , Internship (13) , Forklift Operator (12)

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

"It is big and old fashion company has good benefit for their employees and interns." ((in 113 reviews)); "The pay is good for auburn and the people that work there are good." ((in 103 reviews)); "Great people to work with and pay" ((in 70 reviews)); "Supportive and friendly colleagues" ((in 59 reviews)); "Good work life balance for workers" ((in 52 reviews))

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

"Management is poor your treated like sheep 🐑 they are only interested sleeping with other staff members" ((in 109 reviews)); "Long hours and hard to get family time" ((in 24 reviews)); "Bad leadership and crazy hours" ((in 19 reviews)); "Too many managers on 1st." ((in 15 reviews)); "Unorganized and poor communication in maintenance dept." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Daikin layoffs in 2026?

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

Daikin reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,606 total reviews)

Noriyuki Inoue

78% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Daikin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,606 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Daikin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

2.0

Aug 10, 2021

Good for challenges but slacking off work/life balance

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to suggest and lead projects that help the company to be up-to-date with BI tools.

Cons

Rigid chain of command which makes to slow down projects and proposals. Too focused on hierarchy.

4.0

Aug 10, 2021

Great place to work

Production engineering technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Daikin offers employees Great benefits, great hours, better work to life balance than most places. There is also a lot of potential to move up from within the company.

Cons

There are a lot of unclean places, a lot could be done to improve the quality of work there but at least they provide the PPE needed to avoid it

2.0

Aug 10, 2021

Corporation lifestyle

Consulting sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They invest in trainings and development of employee International environmnet/expat experience Good experience for on to two years Stable contract

Cons

No opportunity of promotion No opportunity of salary increase Not balanced environment male/female (only 5% of women globally are on management position) Low flexibility Too much workload, low teamwork between departments

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