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 (245) , Senior Software Engineer (205) , Field Service Engineer (158) , Senior Manager (126) , Internship (125) , Manager (120) , 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 1147 reviews)); "Good benefits and ability to work remote" ((in 735 reviews)); "People in other departments were great to work with and truly seemed to care about the company." ((in 699 reviews)); "Culture is good and flexible" ((in 585 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 194 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 138 reviews)); "We were warned before about Philips having many layoffs and it seems to be the go to." ((in 131 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 114 reviews)); "There's no training or proper guidance for the newbies." ((in 67 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?

Buenos Aires , Río Grande , Munro , San Isidro , Santa Rosa , Republica Argentina

Philips reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,505 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 10,505 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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

11K reviews

2.0

Dec 11, 2019

Archaic way of working

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-well known company -some of the people there are awesome to work with -weekly all hands meetings

Cons

-very old school way of working. -everything had to go through the US -a lot of the people had been there so long and didn't do much, and were allowed to get away with it -very low pay, not comparative to the market rate for most positions

Philips Response

6y

Hi there, thank you for sharing some insights on your former job at Philips. It's good to hear you appreciated your colleagues, but we regret hearing you weren't all that pleased about the way of working in your department and your salary. We appreciate your feedback, and, as upper management is active on this platform too, it won't go unnoticed. All the best with your career!

4.0

Dec 6, 2019

OK company

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance Interesting projects Nice people Pretty good comp

Cons

Once you become a senior scientist you have no opportunities to grow in Philips Research

Philips Response

6y

Hi there, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences here. Great to hear you're happy with your work-life balance and the projects you're involved in. Your feedback regarding the career opportunities for senior scientists is very valuable. Upper management is active on this platform, so your advice won't go unnoticed. Thanks again and we wish you all the best with your career!

3.0

Nov 27, 2019

Good benefits and poor managemant

Biomedical equipment technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of good people to work with

Cons

The company overwhelms you with their propaganda about saving lives and quality but all decisions are made for money.

Philips Response

6y

Thanks for taking the time to share your view of the company on here. We can't thank you enough for you 10+ years with us, and I would like to wish you all the best going forward, seeing that you've moved on in your career.

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