Does Philips pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Philips?

72% of Philips employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Philips 4.0 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 Philips?

Software Engineer (382) , Intern (287) , Project Manager (245) , Senior Software Engineer (205) , Field Service Engineer (158) , Senior Manager (126) , Internship (125) , Manager (121) , Software Technologist I (118) , Account Manager (111) , Director (95) , Engineer (91) , Product Manager (80) , Marketing (74) , Software Technologist II (72)

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

"Good work life balance Get a chance to work on a problem statement which has a very good real world impact" ((in 1131 reviews)); "A good benefits package and retirement fund" ((in 770 reviews)); "Older management were all awesome but once Philips integrated their managers and beliefs into volcano people it wasn’t great." ((in 702 reviews)); "Culture is good and friendly" ((in 570 reviews)); "Good pay (they need to pay well in order to get people to stay)." ((in 349 reviews))

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

"Bad manager = bad experience." ((in 185 reviews)); "We were warned before about Philips having many layoffs and it seems to be the go to." ((in 136 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 134 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 117 reviews)); "poor senior management, poor HR, very hieratical" ((in 42 reviews))

What are employees saying about Philips layoffs in 2026?

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

Philips reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,507 total reviews)

Roy Jakobs

73% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Philips has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,507 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Philips 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

11K reviews

2.0

Apr 12, 2025

Low balled at Philips

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some BU's are in better shape

Cons

Work load can be high sometimes.

Philips Response

1y

Thank you for saying a few words about the years you've been working for our company in Bengaluru. Your experience is important to us. We're sorry to hear that the work load can sometimes feel overwhelming. This is noted, but we hope that we can encourage you to bring this to the attention of your (HR) manager as well, to see what can be changed to make your work days more manageable. Thank you again for your feedback. We wish you all the best moving forward.

3.0

Apr 12, 2025

Typical Big OEM company

Field service engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent home work balance for me and my service area.

Cons

Pay raises where slow and small. Couldn't get bumped into the next level because of logistics

Philips Response

1y

Thank you for reflecting on your experience at Philips in Birmingham. It's good to hear that you were able to maintain a decent work/life balance. That the salary increment didn't meet your expectations, is of course something we regret. Your feedback is much appreciated and will be noted. Wishing you good luck in all your future endeavors!

4.0

Apr 12, 2025

Good company

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work Good travel opportunities Nice & knowledgeable colleagues in Bangalore & Netherlands

Cons

Hierarchical based as has multiple layers of hierarchy Complex system landscapes Frequent carve outs resulted in much smaller company than its legacy

Philips Response

1y

Thank you for the review. We're pleased to hear that your Philips experience, mainly due to the kind and professional people and travel opportunities, has been positive. We recognize there's always room for improvement and will make sure that your points of feedback are noted. Wishing you great success with everything you do next in your professional career!

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