Does Timken pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Timken employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Timken. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Timken?

71% of Timken employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Timken 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Timken?

Analyst (29) , Sales Engineer (22) , Machine Operator (21) , Engineer (20) , Manager (16) , Senior Analyst (14) , Customer Service Representative (11) , Intern (11) , Engineering Co-Op (9) , Territory Manager (9) , Senior Sales Engineer (8) , Senior Systems Analyst (7) , CNC Machinist (6) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , Product Engineer (6)

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

"Pay was good but hours if you are salary are not equal." ((in 71 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can enjoy while working" ((in 63 reviews)); "Good benefits and plenty of work" ((in 58 reviews)); "The people I worked with are great" ((in 53 reviews)); "good culture and people support" ((in 30 reviews))

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

"poor management, they are not listening to the employees when they make suggestion on better ways to improve the way the do their jobs.they" ((in 68 reviews)); "Less salaries for mechanical engineers." ((in 15 reviews)); "New employees are met with suspicion by existing employees who survived several recent massive layoffs." ((in 14 reviews)); "Not sure if upper management will ever come out of glass bubble and recognize all employees are part of the same team." ((in 13 reviews)); "Senior Leadership is poor." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Timken layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(850 total reviews)

Richard Kyle

82% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Timken has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 850 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Timken employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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850 reviews

4.0

Aug 26, 2012

Very good policy and employees respect.

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good ethics and company policy

Cons

small career opportunities in design department

3.0

Aug 24, 2012

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A company with great vision , Excellent Knowledge Management . Timken India Limited once upon a time had some of the finest top level managers. Strong work ethics.

Cons

In India your primary requirement to grow in the organization is that you need to be a Bengali Babu. HR not very professsional. Preferences outweighs performace.

4.0

Aug 21, 2012

Solid orthodox transparent company with multinational culture

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technical learning independent working atmosphere, decision making encouraged at all levels transparent organization ethical Good decisions made at right time

Cons

Slow in growth - not so agressive less flexible to suit market situations Talent management is missing Having expats at senior levels did not pay off during past years.

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