Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Garmin

      Engaged Employer

      Garmin reviews

      3.7

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (1,860 total reviews)
      avatar

      Clifton Pemble

      75% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Garmin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,860 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Garmin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      2K reviews
      4.0
      Feb 2, 2022

      Solid place to work

      Team leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Equipment purchase discount is great.

      Cons

      Low salary compared to industry.

      2.0
      Jan 17, 2022

      Mediocre Work and Pay

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Job security and clear career progression

      Cons

      Work isn't engaging. Corporate doesn't respond to employee feedback. Completely inflexible with special circumstances.

      5.0
      Jan 7, 2022

      Great coworkers, exciting products

      Mechanical engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to work if you love being active. 401k contributions are in line with the best I’ve seen anywhere — super generous. Great employee stock purchase program as well. Garmin has many different product segments, and you learn a lot very quickly by getting to be involved in all the different segment’s design reviews — keeps it fresh. Coworkers are all super friendly, and managers are great. Garmin puts all new managers through trainings on how to effectively manage and it shows. Just because you were a great engineer doesn’t mean managing will come naturally. Garmin understands this, and invests the time in developing managers which then trickles down to benefits for their direct reports.

      Cons

      Product deadlines can often be pretty tight. Sometimes you’re locked into delivering by a deadline that marketing promised a vendor. That’s more of a general comment on being in the consumer electronics industry. Best advice is to state any concerns you have with timelines as soon as possible with valid reasons. HQ in KS is tough if you’re into the outdoors. A lot of employees are from KS, and that’s because those that aren’t don’t seem to stick around more than 2-3 years. Base salary didn’t compete as well with other big tech names, but this can somewhat be attributed to being in KS.

      Viewing 421 - 423 of 1,860 Reviews
      Related searches: Garmin jobs | Garmin salaries | Garmin benefits | Garmin interviews
      ReviewsGarmin reviews

      Glassdoor has 2,243 Garmin reviews submitted anonymously by Garmin employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Garmin is right for you.