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 (243) , Senior Software Engineer (204) , Field Service Engineer (158) , 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 1144 reviews)); "Company has good benefits and 401k" ((in 753 reviews)); "Older management were all awesome but once Philips integrated their managers and beliefs into volcano people it wasn’t great." ((in 698 reviews)); "Culture is good and flexible" ((in 591 reviews)); "Good pay (they need to pay well in order to get people to stay)." ((in 322 reviews))

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

"Bad manager = bad experience." ((in 190 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 136 reviews)); "Frequent reorgs and layoffs." ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 118 reviews)); "There's no training or proper guidance for the newbies." ((in 70 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

(10,501 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 10,501 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

Nov 6, 2025

Very inspiring place for student

Software engineer (student)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You learn a lot as student about the job in a corporation

Cons

You need to find good person to mentoring you

Philips Response

7mo

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about our company. We also value feedback from all employees, and encourage you to share your suggestions for improvement with your manager or HR partner. Thank you for your contribution and wish you all the best on your journey here.

3.0

Nov 5, 2025

Fantastic job until layoffs began

Senior technical writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible time off, great pay, fantastic people, wonderful benefits, flexible start/stop times, hybrid location with WFH

Cons

Untrustworthy. They smile at their global meetings and say how wonderful everything is and lay people off the next day.

Philips Response

6mo

Hello, Thank you for sharing your experience. We appreciate your thoughts about our benefits and we are sorry for any challenges you may have faced. You can also reach out to your HR or manager to share your views. We appreciate your contributions and wish you all the best.

5.0

Nov 5, 2025

Great place to work

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Work life Balance Office location

Cons

Slow with development and releases

Philips Response

7mo

Hi, Thank you for sharing your review with us. It’s great to hear that you are satisfied with our company's culture and benefits. We encourage you to share your suggestions for improvement with your manager or HR partner. Wishing you all the best on your journey here.

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