Does ABB pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at ABB?

80% of ABB employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ABB 3.9 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 ABB?

Project Manager (313) , Project Engineer (230) , Intern (219) , Engineer (202) , Software Engineer (187) , Sales Manager (107) , Internship (104) , Field Service Engineer (101) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Manager (96) , R&D Engineer (85) , Product Manager (80) , Sales Specialist (73) , Senior Engineer (73) , Sales Engineer (70)

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

"processes are well defined and work life balance good" ((in 669 reviews)); "benefits are good and exciting" ((in 376 reviews)); "You get to work with many great people and perform meaningful work that helps many communities and cities." ((in 363 reviews)); "Good culture where the key values are held and everyonr is working in the same direction to achieve a common goal" ((in 361 reviews)); "Work culture is good and rest of the thing is not satisfactory" ((in 231 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and less organized and no defined responsibilities" ((in 536 reviews)); "poor management and review system" ((in 321 reviews)); "Bad managers get sent to another ABB location" ((in 120 reviews)); "Poor upper management is a big con" ((in 52 reviews)); "Low compensation as per industry standards" ((in 49 reviews))

What are employees saying about ABB layoffs in 2026?

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

ABB reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(8,207 total reviews)

Morten Wierod

87% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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ABB has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,207 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ABB employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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8K reviews

4.0

Aug 1, 2015

One of the best electrical company to work. No Second thoughts

Business development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leader in technology and brand name

Cons

Work Pressure is high for the Sales segment,

2.0

Jul 23, 2015

Disappointing

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- wage (compared to Italian average) - permanent job

Cons

- paper working instead than engineering tasks - lack of organization - lack of politeness - lack of training - nobody's really trying to improve my situation

3.0

Jul 23, 2015

Good place for engineering, but bad for sales/commercial professionals.

Service sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good technical support structure & resources to back-up sales team.

Cons

1. Very tough internal competition, especially if you are in Process Automation division. 2. Little technical training provided for sales team 3. Very little chance for career growth. Top management prefer external hiring for mid-management roles. 4. Forced feeding of global strategies and policies without consideration of local business climate and practices. 5. Low pay.

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One of the best electrical company to work. No Second thoughts

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