Is Emerson a good company to work for?

Emerson has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 8,901 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Emerson to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Emerson have been left by employees working as Engineering Intern , Co-Op and Intern .

Does Emerson pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Emerson employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Emerson. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Emerson?

75% of Emerson employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Emerson 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Emerson?

Engineer (221) , Project Manager (170) , Software Engineer (126) , Project Engineer (99) , Senior Engineer (98) , Intern (96) , Manager (88) , Senior Software Engineer (72) , Technical Support Engineer (67) , Applications Engineer (66) , Systems Engineer (65) , Sales Engineer (61) , Analyst (59) , Sales Manager (50) , Design Engineer (48)

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

"Work life balance is good and the work nature is day shift with hybrid work policy" ((in 564 reviews)); "Great people and highly professionalism" ((in 455 reviews)); "They have a good benefits package with pention and 401k." ((in 348 reviews)); "Good work culture and supportive to family" ((in 180 reviews)); "Good work environment and ethics" ((in 168 reviews))

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

"salary is low and remote jobs are not available anymore" ((in 454 reviews)); "Poor management and very corporate" ((in 304 reviews)); "Very conservative mindset and low paying" ((in 225 reviews)); "Too many managers and everything moves extremely slow" ((in 112 reviews)); "Compensation is low after a few years and annual adjustments." ((in 57 reviews))

What are employees saying about Emerson layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Emerson locations?

Saint Louis , Houston , Marshalltown , Sidney , Shakopee , Austin , Chanhassen , Boulder , Minneapolis , Pittsburgh , Round Rock , Eden Prairie , Racine , Columbus , Elyria , Chicago , Florham Park , Louisville , McKinney , Kennesaw , Irvine , Rosemont , New York , Stafford , Novi , Sherman , Sunrise , Huntsville , Cudahy , Atlanta

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3.7

75% would recommend to a friend

(7,385 total reviews)

Lal Karsanbhai

79% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Emerson has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 7,385 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Emerson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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7K reviews

2.0

Dec 28, 2015

A company living on past successes.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Financially stable company. They use a lot data and metrics to make decisions. Their products are well known in the field. Customers like the fast delivery and quality product.

Cons

Upper management has placed a lid on creativity, decision making, and leadership of managers. Very slow on developing new products. There is too much red tape to make daily decisions and employee replacement. They want to farm as much of the high cost positions to low cost countries.

1.0

Dec 4, 2015

Company on the verge of being shutdown

Software quality assurance test engineer

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Pros

As my title says, This company is expected to shut down. We started with great vision and hired about 300 people . But now they ended up having 20 people. Upper management doesnt know what is the difference between what we can achieve and what we cannot achieve. Continuous unimaginable goals by upper management led to failed product which was delivered to customer.In turn customer ditched the company. Managers do micro management watching time when employee enters and leaves. Also they were instrumental in who stays and who leaves the company. Personally, I have seen my Ex- Manager made 2 American and 2 Indian guys to resign or laid off. Every quarter they lay off people , that too hard working people. Only who suck managers balls will get to stay. No promotions , no salary hike but extended hours of working I was one of the Top Performers,I was laid off when i asked for promotion, also I was given memo for asking promotion. My advice please stay away !!! At any cost Pros: 1.Decent Salary 2.Good Health and Leave Benefits

Cons

1.Micromanagement. 2.Upper Management has no direction 3. Politics and favoritism 4. Middle Management has no guts to tell upper management about imminent failure

3.0

Nov 2, 2015

Good Experience, poor upward mobility

Marketing engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Emerson offers a wide range of experiences, responsibilities and growth opportunities for an employee straight out of College. I learned way more than I've heard of others learning at other companies.

Cons

The problem is it's full of lifers ( middle managers who never leave) so promotion opportunity is lacking. For the few spots that do open up, they often fill them with Ivy league MBA's or internal "high potential" accelerated career path people. It's extremely demoralizing to be shot down for advancement even though you have leader support and excellent performance reviews.

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