Does Danaher pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Danaher employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Danaher. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Danaher?

54% of Danaher employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Danaher 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Danaher?

Manager (27) , Director (19) , Human Resources (16) , Software Engineer (12) , Engineer (10) , Product Manager (10) , Sales Manager (10) , Account Manager (8) , Project Manager (8) , Regional Sales Manager (8) , Finance Manager (7) , Sales Representative (7) , Intern (6) , Product Marketing Manager (6) , Senior Manager (6)

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

"The benefits are good; on par with the offerings prior to Danaher acquisition." ((in 55 reviews)); "Great Learning place and people" ((in 36 reviews)); "Good pay but could be better" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good salary and perfect team" ((in 20 reviews)); "Had great colleagues but that's it" ((in 16 reviews))

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

"No work/life balance" ((in 27 reviews)); "Direct manager had no control or backbone to stand up for his/her team." ((in 17 reviews)); "Too many layoffs, abrupt layoffs, doesn’t care about its employees" ((in 15 reviews)); "Disrespectful upper management openly lies about firing practices." ((in 10 reviews)); "Inundated by process Can be cheap Slow innovation, if any" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Danaher layoffs in 2026?

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

Danaher reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(830 total reviews)

Rainer M. Blair

61% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Danaher has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 830 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Danaher employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0

Oct 15, 2013

You will succeed if you like putting other people down.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

If you like operations, you might like Danaher.

Cons

Inept managers that manage by fear, not a friendly place to work.

4.0

Jul 9, 2015

Great Company

Business manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Core values dictate all employees behavior. Integrity and compliance is a must for all associates, partners and customers. Socially responsible organization. Continuos process improvement efforts through six sigma, lean manufacturing, kaizen and other tools deployed and constantly used to deliver superior performance.

Cons

Compensation and benefits not fully competitive.

4.0

Jan 8, 2016

Great place to work

Foba laser specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good partership with the work partners, but they need more sales tool training, at leaste they are trying to get better

Cons

Do not use the sales tools like they are supposed, they do not know how to look for past orders

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