Does Edwards Lifesciences pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Edwards Lifesciences employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Edwards Lifesciences. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Edwards Lifesciences?

70% of Edwards Lifesciences employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Edwards Lifesciences 3.5 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 Edwards Lifesciences?

Engineer (52) , Intern (49) , Manager (25) , Quality Engineer (23) , Clinical Specialist (22) , Director (22) , Production Assembler (20) , Engineer II (19) , Analyst (18) , Engineering Intern (17) , Principal Engineer (17) , Project Manager (17) , Internship (16) , Senior Engineer (15) , Senior Manager (14)

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

"Good benefits and perks at the main campus" ((in 174 reviews)); "Great culture and amenities." ((in 165 reviews)); "Great people to work with and for." ((in 125 reviews)); "great campus with onsite subsidized cafeteria and gym(very small but you can use it);" ((in 103 reviews)); "Pay and bonus are good." ((in 71 reviews))

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

"“Managers” always hide their poor management behind other people back." ((in 89 reviews)); "No work life balance and no worker appreciation" ((in 82 reviews)); "Managers don't know what they are doing and there is no way for them to learn how to improve themselves and develop their employees." ((in 42 reviews)); "Long hours at the company" ((in 20 reviews)); "Too much favoritism and fraternization." ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Edwards Lifesciences layoffs in 2026?

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

Edwards Lifesciences reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,548 total reviews)

Bernard Zovighian

66% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Edwards Lifesciences has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,548 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edwards Lifesciences 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Sep 21, 2023

More bads than goods

Production assembler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Working hours for the evening shift and health insurance

Cons

- Standing 10 hours - Salary is not competitive - Higher ranks gets promoted only, if you are simple assembler, you are assembler forever. - Unreasonable target numbers, After working here would not buy their products, due to these Unreasonable target numbers they are not checked and build properly and very dangerous for patients. - You have to clock in and out on your breaks - Hard to book holidays - Large but very bad canteen service - Lines are always short of people but you are still expected to hit target - Favoritism (this is very annoying) - Team leads on evenings has no experience and not fit for the job at all - You will be burned-out daily for a little salary - Every afew day disciplinary meetings - Almost no overtime at all

Edwards Lifesciences Response

2y

Thank you for leaving a detailed review. We take concerns regarding product development and quality very seriously. At Edwards, we are committed to patient safety, as well as to integrity, honesty, openness and fairness. Edwards Lifesciences has established various methods and resources for raising ethics questions and concerns. One such resource is the Edwards Integrity Helpline, a reporting resource that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Any matter reported through the Helpline is treated confidentially and shared only with those that need to know for purposes of an investigation and, if appropriate, corrective action. Reports can be made to the Edwards Integrity Helpline anonymously, as permitted by local law. Please reach out to our Speak Up Integrity Hotline at +1-877-219-3178 so we can understand and look into your concerns further.

1.0

Sep 2, 2023

Worst company to work for

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good campus in Irvine until it lasts.

Cons

Very disorganized and very biased management. Lack of growth opportunities. Too much politics. Very poor work life balance.

Edwards Lifesciences Response

2y

We are sorry to learn you are not having a positive experience. We encourage you to share your feedback about career growth and work/life balance with your direct manager or HR Business Leader so they can help address your concerns.

3.0

Jul 28, 2023

Sorry but true

Production assembler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good benefits and good rewards

Cons

HR are very poor, and if you are not the friend of the supervisor you are lost, a lot of favoritism,They do not value those who really work, only those who gossip

Edwards Lifesciences Response

2y

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your positive review of our benefits and rewards. However, we see you raised concerns around HR and management. We encourage you to reach out to our Speak Up Integrity Hotline at +1-877-219-3178 so we can learn more about your concerns and address them appropriately.

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