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 1115 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and very helpful" ((in 702 reviews)); "The pay is good and all" ((in 500 reviews)); "There was a good work/life balance and I always had the option to work from home." ((in 460 reviews)); "Culture is great and the company tries to do the right thing for their employees." ((in 423 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 183 reviews)); "Too big of a company and frequent layoffs" ((in 181 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 105 reviews)); "Long hours and it is a very large company with excessive bureaucracy" ((in 78 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

(9,965 total reviews)

Geoff Martha

53% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Medtronic has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,965 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).

Reviews by job title

10K reviews

1.0

Nov 26, 2012

"BAR NONE THE WORST BIG COMPANY TO WORK FOR!"

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Health,Dental and Optical benefits and free coffee!

Cons

Management could care less about you! Unsafe working conditions, just do your job or find another one is the Company motto.

3.0

Nov 19, 2012

Fortune 500 Giant

Cra

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

(1) Great on-boarding and training opportunities; (2) Excellent benefits; (3) Large corporation (Fortune 500); (4) Cutting edge in terms of industry.

Cons

(1) No space for individual creativity (you need to follow standard policies and procedures); (2) Limited autonomy, all decisions appear to be consensus-driven; (3) Advancement can be challenging in that you need to demonstrate competency for next level before you are promoted, but cannot demonstrate as few tasks are available or assigned "downward".

4.0

Nov 16, 2012

Overall, a great company to work for with opportunities for those who seek them out and are willing to grow.

Senior reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool products, respected brand, smart employees, lots of development opportunities if you are proactive, excellent pay and benefits, generous time-off policy, really good networking opportunities for technical employees, annual technical conference.

Cons

Bureaucratic at times, many layers of management, annual layoffs, some areas have less inclusive cultures than others

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"BAR NONE THE WORST BIG COMPANY TO WORK FOR!"

Fortune 500 Giant

Overall, a great company to work for with opportunities for those who seek them out and are willing to grow.

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