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?

73% 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, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Philips?

Software Engineer (381) , Intern (286) , Project Manager (242) , Senior Software Engineer (204) , Field Service Engineer (157) , Internship (125) , Senior Manager (125) , Manager (119) , Software Technologist I (118) , Account Manager (111) , Director (95) , Engineer (91) , Product Manager (80) , Marketing (74) , Software Technologist II (73)

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 1163 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Time off" ((in 754 reviews)); "People in other departments were great to work with and truly seemed to care about the company." ((in 685 reviews)); "Culture is good and friendly" ((in 588 reviews)); "Good pay (they need to pay well in order to get people to stay)." ((in 347 reviews))

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

"Bad manager = bad experience." ((in 187 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 136 reviews)); "Constant layoffs which impact even some of the best performers" ((in 132 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 112 reviews)); "poor senior management, poor HR, very hieratical" ((in 43 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.

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,489 total reviews)

Roy Jakobs

74% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Philips has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,489 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).

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10K reviews

3.0

Dec 11, 2019

Philips

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, good work ethic

Cons

Management is out of touch! Employees are commodities. They manage budgets with layoffs.

Philips Response

6y

Hi there, thanks for sharing some thoughts and feedback here, much appreciated. :) We wish you all the best with your career!

1.0

Oct 12, 2019

Poor Work Culture

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diversified teams, true global exposure

Cons

Poor Strategies, Higher management driven politically, high attrition rates, scape goats are those who honestly work but do not politically showcase their selfless achievement and dedication

Philips Response

6y

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to write down some of your experiences at Philips. We regret hearing you're not completely happy working for us and that you feel like higher management is driven by politics. That's not the employer we aim to be, and we can imagine it doesn't make for the ideal work environment. Should you have any concerns regarding the way we conduct our business, we invite you to share this through our independent Ethics Point (https://secure.ethicspoint.eu/domain/media/en/gui/100518/index.html). We wish you all the best with your career!

3.0

Sep 24, 2019

Politics

Human resources advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are unmatched. Great medical, dental, vision, maternity/paternity leave, short term disability, stock options, and 401k match. Bonuses every year based on company performance

Cons

lack of diversity in leadership. hard to advance if you are not a favorite or if you are a minority. most of the managers lack leadership skills.

Philips Response

6y

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to share your experiences here. Great to hear you're happy with the benefits you're offered. Your feedback is very valuable too, and since our upper management is active on this platform, rest assured your words will be read. We wish you all the best with your career!

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