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?

73% 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, 3.9 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 (242) , Senior Software Engineer (204) , Field Service Engineer (157) , Internship (125) , Senior Manager (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 1133 reviews)); "Good benefits and ability to work remote" ((in 763 reviews)); "Older management were all awesome but once Philips integrated their managers and beliefs into volcano people it wasn’t great." ((in 705 reviews)); "Culture is good and friendly" ((in 581 reviews)); "Good pay (they need to pay well in order to get people to stay)." ((in 345 reviews))

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

"Bad manager = bad experience." ((in 186 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 136 reviews)); "We were warned before about Philips having many layoffs and it seems to be the go to." ((in 129 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 114 reviews)); "poor senior management, poor HR, very hieratical" ((in 42 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 Philips locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Böblingen , Stuttgart , Hamburg , München

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,487 total reviews)

Roy Jakobs

74% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

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 10,487 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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10K reviews

3.0

May 6, 2019

2 Side of a Coin

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fair, friendly, culture, divers, gender management

Cons

Workload, Leadership Support, development, slow decision making., focus on past

Philips Response

Hi there, It's good to hear from a former colleague! We appreciate you sharing this with us, as feedback from our experienced colleagues is really valuable. Your points are duly noted, thanks again. :)

3.0

Feb 24, 2019

Philips in Hamburg

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team in Hamburg is very experienced and friendly.

Cons

Competition indide the company became more important than staying competitive at the market.

Philips Response

Hi there, thank you for saying a few words about your experience as a Philips employee. It's good to hear that you're working in a very professional and friendly team. Of course, there's always room for improvement; our management is active on this platform as well, so your feedback definitely won't go unnoticed. Happy to have you on board!

4.0

Aug 22, 2018

Working at mid level management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great innovative focussed process driven

Cons

Bureaucracy, slow in responding to changes

Philips Response

Hi there. Thanks for your review here on Glassdoor. It's useful to learn about our employees’ experiences, as they provide us with the most valuable tools for improvement. Many thanks and great to have you on board!

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