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?

"Good pay but that’s it" ((in 70 reviews)); "Good benefits and plenty of work" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good work life balance and can enjoy while working" ((in 61 reviews)); "The people I worked with are great" ((in 58 reviews)); "good culture and people support" ((in 31 reviews))

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

"Poor scheduling of part numbers, management too comfortable to help or listen to workers." ((in 64 reviews)); "Not sure if upper management will ever come out of glass bubble and recognize all employees are part of the same team." ((in 16 reviews)); "Less salaries for mechanical engineers." ((in 16 reviews)); "Massive layoff, which was a sign of the times." ((in 14 reviews)); "The leadership have no idea about IT and have no ethics to employees" ((in 9 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

(849 total reviews)

Richard Kyle

82% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 849 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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849 reviews

2.0

Aug 5, 2011

Discouraging, long hours, massive lay-offs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the largest employers in the area If you have the right degree, there can be multiple career options Decent benefits

Cons

Biased management, focus was always on reducing costs with no element of caring about people's lives. Economic downturn served as reason to cut pay, bonus, benefits, and 401k. Just 18 months later they posted biggest profit ever. Amazing.

4.0

May 15, 2011

Overall pretty good

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company with broad range of opportunities to move arou d

Cons

Not good for those that joined by corp acquisition.

2.0

Feb 14, 2011

Eventually the entire company will be located in India

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and they try to treat customers very ethically. Some of the greatest Engineering minds in America work here. They make some of America's best steel through long term experience.

Cons

Timken is 20 years behind the times - but they are catching up slowly. Any job that can be moved to India either has moved or is going to be moved. They complain about foreign companies dumping bearings into their USA market but then they move jobs to China and India.

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