Does Covidien pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Covidien employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Covidien. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Covidien?

57% of Covidien employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Covidien 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Covidien?

Engineer (14) , Intern (11) , Manufacturing Engineer (11) , Customer Service Representative (9) , Production Supervisor (9) , Project Manager (9) , Manager (8) , Sales (8) , Field Sales Representative (7) , Quality Engineer (7) , Sales Representative (7) , Director (6) , Product Manager (6) , Product Specialist (6) , Marketing (5)

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

"Most benefits good." ((in 65 reviews)); ""Able to work with great people that are wanting to advance in their careers"" ((in 64 reviews)); "There is a good work/life balance and the company has summer hours where you can work 40 hours a week M" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good salary with bonuses if the company does well." ((in 22 reviews)); "Good work environment and culture" ((in 19 reviews))

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

"Bad Management and totally mismanged" ((in 47 reviews)); "Getting a bad manager can ruin your entire career." ((in 26 reviews)); "Bc there is no leadership and managed poorly they cut and restructure constantly." ((in 20 reviews)); "existent, upper management has no clue to what the employees below are dealing with." ((in 19 reviews)); "Several layoffs in the past and it seems to keep happening" ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Covidien layoffs in 2026?

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

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Covidien

Acquired by Medtronic

Covidien reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(813 total reviews)

Omar Ishrak

78% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Covidien has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 813 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Covidien employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Reviews by job title

813 reviews

4.0

Dec 8, 2015

Pharma Sales rep

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits, great independent work environment

Cons

too many organizational changes, high turnover

3.0

Dec 4, 2015

Covidien/Medtronic

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and the salary and benefits

Cons

Very political, job promotion based on who you know and not down to ability. Extremely American corporate - needed to be a bit different to all the others

3.0

Dec 1, 2015

Systems Analyst I at Covidien

Systems analyst i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and flexible time off

Cons

Low market pay, lots of red tape

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