Does Eaton pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Eaton?

73% of Eaton employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Eaton 3.7 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 Eaton?

Engineer (360) , Senior Engineer (149) , Analyst (120) , Estagiário (99) , Intern (97) , Manager (97) , Associate Engineer (93) , Lead Engineer (76) , Project Manager (76) , Manufacturing Engineer (65) , Machine Operator (57) , Sales Engineer (55) , Software Engineer (55) , Associate Analyst (50) , Program Manager (49)

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

"I guess the work/life balance was good since I never had any work to do." ((in 461 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they have very strong values and ethics which they genuinely try to live by." ((in 450 reviews)); "Great people: US and global." ((in 438 reviews)); "The good points of working for Eaton is the pay is good and the salaried pay principle for all employees is a definite plus." ((in 408 reviews)); "Good culture and ethics in the U.S. but it gets a bit more blurred as you move overseas." ((in 378 reviews))

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

"Zero flexibility if you work at a plant with poor management regardless if you can do your job remote or not" ((in 302 reviews)); "very old and bad managers without any knowledge" ((in 123 reviews)); "2. No training 3. HR will smile in your face then talk about you to your manager 4. Horrible work life balance 5." ((in 62 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected." ((in 50 reviews)); "Really stressful and long hours" ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about Eaton layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(6,597 total reviews)

Paulo Ruiz

78% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Eaton has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 6,597 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Eaton 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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2.0

Apr 21, 2015

Employee

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Cordial & professional office environment

Cons

Shareholders favored over employees. Holding company structure, with uncertain long term outlook in some legacy business divisions.

2.0

Apr 21, 2015

Supply Chain Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

business does well from a sales standpoint, Eaton Brand has strengthen organizations position

Cons

Lack of development, no on-boarding, Lack of diversity in leadership, no opportunities for growth, pay is below average in comparison to other manufacturing organizations, No flexible work schedules

3.0

Apr 21, 2015

a decent job for the area i'm in.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not many layoffs over the year

Cons

Pay is too low for employees (and no bonus).

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