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 52 reviews)); "Great Learning place and people" ((in 36 reviews)); "Good pay and ability to earn a good" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good salary and perfect team" ((in 19 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 28 reviews)); "Direct manager had no control or backbone to stand up for his/her team." ((in 20 reviews)); "Too many layoffs, abrupt layoffs, doesn’t care about its employees" ((in 16 reviews)); "lots expected and long hours" ((in 8 reviews)); "Poor at true innovation and creative marketing & sales strategies." ((in 8 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

5.0

Nov 3, 2014

Work with the very best minds across multiple industries.

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Pros

Competitive environment with strong leadership and opportunities to grow. Better than average benefits, and a total compensation package that is aided by extremely strong stock performance.

Cons

Many things are decentralized and sometimes lean is taken too far, but hard to argue with results.

3.0

Oct 26, 2014

Decent company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Good company that typically buys smaller companies.... If your company is doing well they leave you alone. Fairpay, good benefits.

Cons

It doesn't value sales people like they should.

3.0

Oct 22, 2014

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Pros

working on hi technology products is great experience. Constant exposure to a challenging and ever changing requirements.

Cons

the place can be high strung work hours, poor work life balance, cliques, back biting. having a life is a disadvantage.

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