Does ZEISS Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ZEISS Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ZEISS Group. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ZEISS Group?

80% of ZEISS Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ZEISS Group 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ZEISS Group?

Field Service Engineer (40) , Werkstudent (33) , Software Engineer (23) , Internship (21) , Manager (19) , Account Manager (18) , Intern (18) , Project Manager (18) , Applications Engineer (15) , Auxiliar De Produção (15) , Working Student (15) , Field Service Technician (14) , Product Manager (14) , Engineer (13) , Sales (13)

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

"Good benefits when working there" ((in 84 reviews)); "Good Work life balance and flexible" ((in 80 reviews)); "Super friendly and nice people to work with." ((in 56 reviews)); "My colleagues are nice and friendly." ((in 54 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 48 reviews))

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

"Low salary which don't compensate with work" ((in 42 reviews)); "Extremely german and poor leadership" ((in 20 reviews)); "Bad managers and very mean to their employees." ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management or corporate does not listen to other employees ideas." ((in 18 reviews)); "I want to check better opportunity across the world" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about ZEISS Group layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,080 total reviews)

Andreas Pecher

88% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

ZEISS Group has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,080 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ZEISS Group 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

1K reviews

5.0

Jan 12, 2026

If I could, I would return

Field service technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Car, coworkers, benefits, everything, independence

Cons

Nothing, nothing nothing nothing nothing

4.0

Jan 12, 2026

VCS R&D review

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Non toxic work culture - No Pressure environment - Freedom to research new tools - Stay up to date with the current technologies - Relatively good benefits (German company obviously)

Cons

- Not much career growth - Relatively low salaries - Recently received budget cuts and layoffs - Currently undergoing a "lean" organization structuring

4.0

Jan 5, 2026

G

Platform engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance here

Cons

Politics can sometimes be rigid

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