Does Daikin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Daikin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Daikin. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Daikin?

69% of Daikin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Daikin 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Daikin?

Engineer (82) , Sales Engineer (49) , Intern (29) , Sales (24) , Design Engineer (23) , Manager (23) , Assembly Line Worker (20) , Senior Engineer (18) , Executive (16) , Project Engineer (16) , Machine Operator (15) , Mechanical Engineer (15) , Production Engineer (14) , Internship (13) , Forklift Operator (12)

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

"It is big and old fashion company has good benefit for their employees and interns." ((in 113 reviews)); "The pay is good for auburn and the people that work there are good." ((in 102 reviews)); "Great people to work with and pay" ((in 67 reviews)); "Supportive and friendly colleagues" ((in 61 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 50 reviews))

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

"Management is poor your treated like sheep 🐑 they are only interested sleeping with other staff members" ((in 103 reviews)); "Long hours and hard to get family time" ((in 24 reviews)); "Management has no leadership" ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about the employees" ((in 16 reviews)); "Unorganized and poor communication in maintenance dept." ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Daikin layoffs in 2026?

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

Daikin reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,606 total reviews)

Noriyuki Inoue

78% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Daikin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,606 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Daikin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

May 21, 2017

Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Follow Asian philosophy in not firing employees. Strong kinship culture. Yearly cash bonus.

Cons

Top and Senior Management at DENV is not transparent, not open to middle management and staff. Inconsistent future vision, no objective performance evaluation for managers and employees, no gender equality at leadership, senior management posts reserved for Flemish and Japanese. Employee and middle management salaries are below market average.

1.0

Mar 17, 2017

Work on a production line.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Above average pay and benefits.

Cons

Major divide/distrust between management and employees. Horrible communication. Little to no consideration of employees feelings. Expectation of perfection - punished for mistakes.

1.0

Oct 7, 2015

Stay away from working for this company

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. Good benefits/health insurance.Not much else to say about the pros for working for this company.

Cons

The work ethics at this company are horrible. There is no consistency with the way employees are treated when there is a problem. Very poor management in manufacturing. Not sure how they can stay in business.

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