Is Agilent Technologies a good company to work for?

Agilent Technologies has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,217 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 349 reviews)); "People are great and easy to work with." ((in 236 reviews)); "Great environment and culture" ((in 214 reviews)); "the benefits are good and include paid overtime" ((in 190 reviews)); "Great colleagues and site in Barcelona" ((in 80 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 112 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 68 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs if you’re not in Santa Rosa" ((in 41 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

(2,676 total reviews)

Padraig McDonnell

56% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (2,676 reviews)

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Agilent Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,676 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).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Apr 15, 2014

Agilent Technologies- a good place to work, but struggles a bit to adjust with the volatile market.

R&d software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall a good company with a nice working atmosphere and facilities, knowledgable experienced employees for most part. Flex hours allow for a nice work/life balance, pension and 401K, profit sharing, and reduced medical benefits.

Cons

Pay not the greatest, but comparable. Upper management runs the business based on politics for shareholders, not customers or employees. Gross mismanagement at the upper level with failed acquisitions/outsourcing and corporate greed. Too much emphasis on bean counting and not enough on quality, customer satisfaction, or employee retention. Top share of Life Science marketplace is in jeopardy due to these poor policies and decisions.

3.0

Oct 25, 2013

Agilent. Status quo

R&d

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, profits sharing, flexible hours

Cons

Health benefits getting worse every year.. might be better to get ACA. Profit sharing based on ROIC, if there is an acquisiion it is severely hurt. Has been the case for the last two years. Flexible hours depend on the job and manager. Raises not given often "due to the poor economy". When they do its very small.

2.0

Oct 23, 2013

mediocre salaries and raises and no advancement opportunities

Manufacturing technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedules allow you to have a good work life balance. I had no problem spending time with my family, making doctors appoinments, kids recitals etc. They provide a great environment for innovation and thinking outside the box. They support you in these efforts and reward you with small trinkets and gift cards. You come up with a way to save them say 50k a year and they give you say a 25 dollar gift card(for example). It took me way too long to realize that I had to get another job so that I could reach my financial and lifestyle asperations. However, they did throw some great employee parties with good food, good music and alcohol on the company premises which made for some awesome times.

Cons

Poor pay and raise structure. No advancement for the average Joe. Political/favoritism.

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Jobs at Agilent Technologies

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