Is Agilent Technologies a good company to work for?

Agilent Technologies has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,216 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Agilent Technologies to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Agilent Technologies have been left by employees working as Intern , Program Manager and Field Service Engineer (FSE) .

Does Agilent Technologies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Agilent Technologies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Agilent Technologies. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Agilent Technologies?

66% of Agilent Technologies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Agilent Technologies 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Agilent Technologies?

Field Service Engineer (88) , Account Manager (60) , Software Engineer (59) , Customer Service Representative (53) , Engineer (43) , Project Manager (42) , Intern (33) , Manufacturing Engineer (33) , Manager (31) , Field Service Engineer (FSE) (28) , Manufacturing Technician (27) , Program Manager (25) , Business Process Analyst (22) , Product Manager (22) , Director (21)

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

"Work/Life balance is good because there is not much projects are going on in their business (unfortunately)" ((in 351 reviews)); "Great people and very much willing to help." ((in 222 reviews)); "the benefits are good and include paid overtime" ((in 179 reviews)); "Colleagues that are friendly and helpful." ((in 86 reviews)); "Employees friendly and growth oriented" ((in 54 reviews))

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

"Bad management : if you are employee that time the hr behavior good but if you resign when hr talk too rudely" ((in 122 reviews)); "and the salary was low" ((in 85 reviews)); "The cons are if you are one of the unlucky ones to land a bad manager." ((in 69 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs if you’re not in Santa Rosa" ((in 40 reviews)); "Low salary and bonus." ((in 28 reviews))

What are employees saying about Agilent Technologies layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Agilent Technologies locations?

Santa Clara , Wilmington , Santa Rosa , Carpinteria , Cedar Creek , Boulder , San Jose , Boston , Colorado Springs , Frederick , Philadelphia , Austin , San Diego , Lexington , New York , San Francisco , Denver , Winooski , Folsom , Chicago , Los Angeles , Ankeny , Washington , Memphis , Santa Clarita , Englewood , Fort Collins , Detroit , Dallas , Houston

Agilent Technologies reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,675 total reviews)

Padraig McDonnell

56% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Agilent Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,675 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Agilent Technologies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews

1.0

Oct 8, 2021

Snake Pit

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Having a big name like Agilent on your resume looks pretty good

Cons

-Stagnation and bureaucracy in the name of "Quality" -Incompetent and megalomaniacal managers who parrot empty company core values and cannot lead -Nebulous expectations, departments are set up for failure -Political environment -High turnover

5.0

Aug 28, 2019

Brilliant CEO, smart and driven people. Clear strategy and an intentional focus on customers.

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The CEO Mike has forged a new strategy and is leading Agilent with the battle cry of ’the best is yet to come.’ Mike manages to balance business savy with being a genuinely nice guy. The majority of Agilent staff are smart, extremely smart and passionate people with a genuine customer focus and continual improvement.

Cons

A few bad apples are allowed to pollute an otherwise healthy environment. Unfortunately some of these are senior execs. At a loss to know why this is tolerated when great store, and incentives, are determined by demonstrating The Agilent values. Inconsistencies undermine Mike’s and others commitment to building a best place to work and have good colleagues scratching their heads or leaving.

5.0

Jun 7, 2018

Great place with great people.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Friendly atmosphere Some very creative people Lots of resources available Good benefits Lots of time off Working remotely Career oriented

Cons

Large company so you need many people to approve decisions that can impact the company. Some departments operate in silos. Lower salaries but benefits may outweigh this. Hard to speak with actual HR reps. Hard to move up in company. Some managers aren’t as interested in your development/progression. Some people are totally incompetent in their roles but because they’re older or have tenure they keep their job. Younger people don’t have much upward mobility until they reach mid 30’s. Older employees don’t have a sense of urgency and overall are content with delaying others. Some of the goals for different business groups are competing and result in frustration for customer

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