Does Medtronic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Medtronic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Medtronic. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Medtronic?

67% of Medtronic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Medtronic 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Medtronic?

Sales Representative (300) , Clinical Specialist (179) , Engineer (150) , Intern (139) , Software Engineer (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Territory Manager (112) , Production Operator (111) , Quality Engineer (109) , Customer Service Representative (88) , Director (78) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Manager (70) , Program Manager (68) , Sales (68)

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

"Benefits are good but have been better in the past and seem to be declining." ((in 1131 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and very helpful" ((in 711 reviews)); "The pay is good and all" ((in 485 reviews)); "There was a good work/life balance and I always had the option to work from home." ((in 466 reviews)); "Culture is great and the company tries to do the right thing for their employees." ((in 431 reviews))

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

"The ability to move within is getting more restrictive unless you are a favorite of senior leadership" ((in 179 reviews)); "Constant Restructuring and Layoffs (no stability)" ((in 171 reviews)); "HR has been asked to "clean up" the mess that managers have created and deal with their bad decision making." ((in 162 reviews)); "Lack of trust from the upper management" ((in 108 reviews)); "Long hours and it is a very large company with excessive bureaucracy" ((in 82 reviews))

What are employees saying about Medtronic layoffs in 2026?

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

Medtronic reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(9,971 total reviews)

Geoff Martha

53% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Medtronic has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,971 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Medtronic 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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10K reviews

3.0

Oct 7, 2013

Great benefits, high stress environment, bad communication

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company makes great products and helps people with therapies offered. Salary is fair, benefits are great.

Cons

High stress environment, "atmosphere of fear": if you don't work above and beyond your job, you may lose your job.

2.0

Oct 6, 2013

No stability

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The concepts of Medtronic are great. Very flexible work environment, great pay, excellent insurance and benefits package

Cons

There is no stability. Medtronic has been making at least one layoff per year for the last 3 years. Laying off 300+ people. Employees do not feel "valued".

3.0

Sep 30, 2013

Challenging yet too restrictive

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ample opportunities to learn many different disciplines. Verticle integration allows this. Oeople are a joy to work with. Benefits. Work/home culture.

Cons

Highly regulated evironment stifles competive nature and innovation. No cutting edge tech. Many levels of mismanagement. Stagnant non-growing work force. People doing the jobs of 3-4 people.

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Great benefits, high stress environment, bad communication

No stability

Challenging yet too restrictive

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