Does Danaher pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Danaher employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Danaher. This rating has been stable over the past 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 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 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 49 reviews)); "Great Learning place and people" ((in 39 reviews)); "Good pay but could be better" ((in 22 reviews)); "Good salary and perfect team" ((in 17 reviews)); "Had great colleagues but that's it" ((in 16 reviews))

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

"Direct manager had no control or backbone to stand up for his/her team." ((in 19 reviews)); "Too many layoffs, abrupt layoffs, doesn’t care about its employees" ((in 15 reviews)); "Poor at true innovation and creative marketing & sales strategies." ((in 9 reviews)); "Disrespectful upper management openly lies about firing practices." ((in 8 reviews)); "lots expected and long hours" ((in 6 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

3.5

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 3.5 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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830 reviews

4.0

Jun 26, 2012

Effort is appreciated - Results Matter

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Results focus Profitable company DBS People

Cons

Focus on #'s at the expense of people politics (not everywhere - but getting worse) HR is becoming more powerful = more BS and less ability to move quickly

5.0

Jun 5, 2012

Its great to work for a fortune 200 company which is so transparent to its employees

Sales and applications specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MNC culture good salary great work culture less hierarchy

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Travelling rigorously is a part of Danaher which sum lazy people may not like but for me its always a fun.

3.0

Apr 25, 2012

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Respect form senior management, Best communication from Management

Cons

Delay in day to day activities & consideration of lower employees

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