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?

73% 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, 3.9 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 (242) , Senior Software Engineer (204) , Field Service Engineer (157) , 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 1145 reviews)); "Good Benefits and time off" ((in 768 reviews)); "People in other departments were great to work with and truly seemed to care about the company." ((in 690 reviews)); "Culture is good and friendly" ((in 577 reviews)); "Good pay (they need to pay well in order to get people to stay)." ((in 310 reviews))

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

"Too many management layers and managers" ((in 186 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 134 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and cost cutting" ((in 132 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 109 reviews)); "poor senior management, poor HR, very hieratical" ((in 39 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.

Philips reviews

Compare reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,487 total reviews)

Roy Jakobs

74% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

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 10,487 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 Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

10K reviews

5.0

Jan 25, 2023

Company culture

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture and value.

Cons

Too many meetings, no time to work on tasks.

Philips Response

3y

Hello, we really appreciate your review and pleased to hear that you are satisfied with the great company culture which we provide at Philips. It is a shame to hear though that your role does not provide enough time to work on tasks, and hope that we can encourage you to share your feedback with your (HR) manager, if you haven't done this yet. Your feedback will also be noted, our management is also monitoring all Glassdoor/Indeed reviews and is listening. Thank you for supporting us in our mission!

3.0

Jul 18, 2022

Great people and products, pity about the processes

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Locally the employees are great at all levels. Understanding and realistic in expectations with a good culture.

Cons

Structure and processes really let the company down. Structure is siloed with various reporting lines and little accountability or strategic direction.

Philips Response

3y

Hi there, thanks for leaving us a comment here. We're happy to hear you've had an overall positive experience working with Philips, especially when it comes to the collaborative environment, though it's unfortunate there were some drawbacks regarding the structure and processes. We advise you to schedule a meeting with your manager or HR representative in order to discuss some points of improvement. We're also actively reading all reviews here, so your feedback will be taken into consideration to improve our future ways of working. Thanks for supporting our mission to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Wishing you all the best.

4.0

Jun 8, 2022

Good company

Key account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for as professionals, good money

Cons

Need to focus on more training

Philips Response

3y

Hi, thank you for sharing your review with us. It's good to hear that your overall experience, as a Key Account Manager, was a positive one. Your input, regarding including more training, has been duly noted; we are, indeed, interested in helping our employees grow and learn. Wishing you all the best with your future career steps!

Viewing 1 - 3 of 10,487 Reviews

Jobs at Philips

Remote Service Engineer - DXR

Clinical Application Specialist DXR NZ

Clinical Applications Specialist - Ultrasound, New Zealand

Philips

Philips reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Company culture

Great people and products, pity about the processes

Good company

Jobs at Philips

Philips reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Jobs at Philips

Philips reviews FAQs