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 (287) , Project Manager (245) , Senior Software Engineer (205) , Field Service Engineer (158) , Senior Manager (126) , Internship (125) , Manager (121) , 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 1150 reviews)); "Good benefits and welfare for employee" ((in 745 reviews)); "Older management were all awesome but once Philips integrated their managers and beliefs into volcano people it wasn’t great." ((in 687 reviews)); "Culture is good and flexible" ((in 573 reviews)); "Good pay (they need to pay well in order to get people to stay)." ((in 335 reviews))

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

"Bad manager = bad experience." ((in 188 reviews)); "We were warned before about Philips having many layoffs and it seems to be the go to." ((in 138 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 137 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 115 reviews)); "There's no training or proper guidance for the newbies." ((in 68 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

Philips reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,507 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 10,507 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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Reviews by job title

11K reviews

5.0

May 16, 2025

Amazing Company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing Company, real multi national company and culture

Cons

They layed off a lot of employees, sad but necessary to company survival

Philips Response

1y

We're pleased to hear that your experience working for our company in Blumenau has been a great one and that especially the positive culture has made your years with us worthwhile. We appreciate your understanding when it comes to some difficult decisions that were made by our management team. Thank you for looking back on your time with us. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors: may your path be filled with exciting new opportunities!

3.0

May 15, 2025

ok place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Big brand name. 2) Good projects

Cons

1)Old tech stack. 2) Not much growth opportunities

Philips Response

1y

Thank you for this review. We're glad to hear that you get to work on nice projects at Philips in Bengaluru, but of course regret that your experience thus far hasn't been as rewarding as it should have been. We're committed to helping our people get the most out of their career. If you haven't shared your thoughts with your manager or HR representative yet, then we hope that we can encourage you to. Either way: your feedback on the opportunities to learn/grow and our tech stack is duly noted and will be used in our continuous efforts to improve. We wish you all the best from this point forward.

5.0

May 15, 2025

Apprentice Project Manager

Apprentice project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly and supportive co-workers here.

Cons

Poorly organised apprenticeships - lack of structured learning.

Philips Response

1y

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. It's valuable to us to hear more about your experience. We’re happy to hear that the people you're working with at Philips in Farnborough are kind and supportive. We of course regret that your sentiment towards the organisation of our apprenticeships hasn't been positive; your feedback on the learning is appreciated and has been noted and will be used in our continuous efforts to improve. Thank you again for sharing. We're glad to have you supporting us in our mission.

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