Does Philips pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Philips employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Philips. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Philips?

72% of Philips employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Philips 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Philips?

Software Engineer (382) , Intern (286) , Project Manager (245) , Senior Software Engineer (205) , Field Service Engineer (158) , Senior Manager (126) , Internship (125) , Manager (119) , Software Technologist I (118) , Account Manager (111) , Director (95) , Engineer (91) , Product Manager (80) , Marketing (74) , Software Technologist II (73)

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

"Good work life balance Get a chance to work on a problem statement which has a very good real world impact" ((in 1149 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Time off" ((in 779 reviews)); "Older management were all awesome but once Philips integrated their managers and beliefs into volcano people it wasn’t great." ((in 692 reviews)); "Culture is good and flexible" ((in 581 reviews)); "Good pay (they need to pay well in order to get people to stay)." ((in 315 reviews))

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

"2) Full of negative environment and poor management" ((in 492 reviews)); "Bad manager = bad experience." ((in 189 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 135 reviews)); "lots of layoffs at the end of every year" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 118 reviews))

What are employees saying about Philips layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Philips locations?

Hamburg , Böblingen , München , Stuttgart , Berlin , Heilbronn , Ulm , Aachen , Bremen , Ansbach , Dresden , Frankfurt am Main , Eschweiler , Düsseldorf , Wentorf , Herrsching am Ammersee

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,505 total reviews)

Roy Jakobs

73% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Philips has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,505 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Philips employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.7 stars).

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11K reviews

4.0

Jul 28, 2025

Salary

Sr software technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance is there . Pay is good Sick leave policy

Cons

Decision making is slow Leadership is not good

Philips Response

10mo

Hello, Thank you for sharing your feedback. It's great to hear you're having a positive experience working with us. We encourage you to share your thoughts with your manager or HR partner to help us improve. Your contribution is valuable to us.

2.0

Jul 27, 2025

Failing organization and horrible management

Senior supplier engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited PTO Great coworkers Nice employee discounts

Cons

Micro management Unmeetable expectations No opportunities for advancement Terrible leadership decision making

Philips Response

10mo

Hello, Thank you for your feedback and for your time with Philips. We are glad to hear you had such a positive experience with your coworkers. We hear your frustrations regarding the challenges you faced in your role. Your insights are invaluable as we are committed to improving our leadership effectiveness and fostering a culture of support and open collaboration. We appreciate the contributions you made and wish you all the best in your career.

2.0

Jul 26, 2025

bad work culture

Senior clinical scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

option to work from home

Cons

need to publish a lot of papers and abstracts for customers, and do the research for customers. A lot of over-promises by the sales persons and the customers will have to deliver. Such a nightmare. Bad and toxic internal work culture.

Philips Response

9mo

Hello, Thank you for sharing your feedback. Collaboration between our technical and customer-facing teams can involve complex dynamics, and we appreciate your perspective on how we can improve this alignment. As a current employee, we strongly encourage you to have a confidential conversation with your manager or HR partner to discuss your specific experience and suggestions. Your contribution is valuable to us

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