Does Eaton pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Eaton?

73% of Eaton employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Eaton 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Eaton?

Engineer (359) , Senior Engineer (149) , Analyst (119) , Estagiário (99) , Intern (97) , Manager (97) , Associate Engineer (93) , Lead Engineer (76) , Project Manager (76) , Manufacturing Engineer (65) , Machine Operator (57) , Sales Engineer (55) , Software Engineer (55) , Associate Analyst (50) , Program Manager (49)

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

"Lots of rewarding work and good work life balance under the right manager(s) and in the right group." ((in 455 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they have very strong values and ethics which they genuinely try to live by." ((in 443 reviews)); "Great people: US and global." ((in 435 reviews)); "The good points of working for Eaton is the pay is good and the salaried pay principle for all employees is a definite plus." ((in 409 reviews)); "Good culture and ethics in the U.S. but it gets a bit more blurred as you move overseas." ((in 374 reviews))

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

"Zero flexibility if you work at a plant with poor management regardless if you can do your job remote or not" ((in 307 reviews)); "very old and bad managers without any knowledge" ((in 124 reviews)); "2. No training 3. HR will smile in your face then talk about you to your manager 4. Horrible work life balance 5." ((in 63 reviews)); "Really stressful and long hours" ((in 50 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected." ((in 48 reviews))

What are employees saying about Eaton layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(6,578 total reviews)

Paulo Ruiz

79% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Eaton has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 6,578 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Eaton 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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7K reviews

3.0

Sep 7, 2011

Fun! But you need to be made of tough stuff to stick it out!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Quality of the products Presence in market place Dedication of some of the staff Massive potential to grow within the marketplace

Cons

Eaton run a very lean (sometimes too lean!!) operation, it's an organisation that offers immense opportunity, long hours are the norm if you want to exceed expectations and targets!!

4.0

Sep 5, 2011

Great, Ethical company with employees development as a focus

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee development Ethical Great work-life balance Good communication

Cons

Lack of career opp. Process gaps

4.0

Aug 31, 2011

Always interesting, unpredictable, mostly fun but a little lean on head count

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-- Encourages innovation & creative problem solving - fun place to work -- I manage my own time - never micro-managed -- Set your own development goals, (as long as they support site / corporation goals) -- Excellent Tuition assistance program -- Pays pretty well

Cons

Tight on headcount - most people are very busy all the time Technologically outdated ERP / Computer Systems Lame and expensive health benefits Only 2 weeks vacation for first five years - can be negotiated during interview though

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Fun! But you need to be made of tough stuff to stick it out!!

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