Does Johnson Controls pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Johnson Controls employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Johnson Controls. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Johnson Controls?

70% of Johnson Controls employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Johnson Controls 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Johnson Controls?

Project Manager (206) , Software Engineer (158) , Manager (152) , Account Executive (137) , Engineer (127) , Sales Engineer (116) , Sales Representative (93) , Assistant Manager (92) , Intern (89) , Senior Software Engineer (89) , Sales (86) , Sales Manager (85) , Project Engineer (75) , Director (71) , Design Engineer (65)

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

"Good benefits and 401k are nice" ((in 599 reviews)); "Great people to work with that want the best for the company and their customers." ((in 532 reviews)); "Its pretty good pay and there is plenty of oportunity to make $50k+ for just being blue collar." ((in 465 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 343 reviews)); "Salary is good and growth" ((in 273 reviews))

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

"They have good Manager and worker" ((in 162 reviews)); "no training and they expect you to struggle the first 6" ((in 132 reviews)); "Upper management is bad" ((in 119 reviews)); "Long hours and very stressful" ((in 101 reviews)); "There is no job security and they can ask to leave to his/ her employees without any further notice." ((in 83 reviews))

What are employees saying about Johnson Controls layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Johnson Controls locations?

Hannover , Ratingen , Burscheid , Berlin , Essen , Unterschleißheim , Solingen , Mannheim , Überherrn , Wuppertal , Neuruppin , Bochum , Rockenhausen , Hamburg , Köln , München , Neu-Isenburg , Nürnberg

Johnson Controls reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(9,524 total reviews)

Joakim Weidemanis

79% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Johnson Controls has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,524 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Johnson Controls employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

10K reviews

4.0

Sep 10, 2014

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

JCI is investing in updated technology and is an innovative leader in each of their businesses.

Cons

Annual reduction in employee benefits moving from a market leader to a lagger.

5.0

Sep 10, 2014

Johnson Controls Gurgaon Review

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Cutting edge technologies 2) Good work life balance 3) Great team 4) Work in building efficiency domain which is fast growing sector 5) Market leader in their domain

Cons

1) HR processes 2) Salary + Incentive are on low side

4.0

Sep 5, 2014

One of the best company I have ever worked for

Quality assurance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, opportunity for learning and professional growth, fair salary, limited cost saving

Cons

Too many management levels, over-structure, limited cost saving, overemployment

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Jobs at Johnson Controls

Senior Business System Leader (Continuous Improvement) (m/f/d)

Ratingen

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Director, Indirect Sales HVAC/R (m/f/d)

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Mitarbeiter (m/w/d) Lagerlogistik

Neuruppin

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Senior Business System Leader (m/f/d)

Frankfurt am Main

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Product Manager, EMEA HVAC Service (m/f/d)

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