Is Garmin a good company to work for?

Garmin has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,236 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Garmin to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Garmin have been left by employees working as Design Engineer Intern , Software Engineer I and Software Engineer(Internship) .

Does Garmin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Garmin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Garmin. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Garmin?

71% of Garmin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Garmin 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Garmin?

Software Engineer (244) , Product Support Specialist (101) , Senior Software Engineer (81) , Software Engineer II (64) , Software Engineer(Internship) (52) , Software Engineer Intern (41) , Mechanical Engineer (39) , Engineer (26) , Project Manager (25) , Software Engineering Intern (25) , Design Engineer (22) , Design Engineer Intern (16) , Software Developer (14) , Cartography Technician (13) , Intern (13)

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

"The benefits are great and there is no shortage of challenging work to be had." ((in 340 reviews)); "People are great and nice" ((in 213 reviews)); "Great culture and very stable" ((in 158 reviews)); "Friendly culture with good work/life balance" ((in 134 reviews)); "Good work environment and lots to do" ((in 67 reviews))

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

"Low pay and small yearly raises like 25 to 50 cents per hour if you can manage to get one." ((in 148 reviews)); "Low Salaries and Kansas is a boring place to work." ((in 83 reviews)); "No bonus given." ((in 29 reviews)); "• Many managers are great but some are clueless and not accepting of anything that does not go their way." ((in 25 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Garmin layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Garmin locations?

Olathe , Salem , Chandler , Kansas City , Kansas City , Tucson , Overland Park , Yarmouth , Cary , Saint Louis , Brea , Lenexa , Portland , Tulsa , Boulder , Chanhassen , North Kansas City , Scottsdale , Montgomery , Diamond Bar , Miami , Miramar , New York , Novi , Portland , Raleigh , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Seattle , Aventura

Garmin reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,854 total reviews)

Clifton Pemble

76% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Garmin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,854 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).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jan 20, 2015

Good experience out of college but IT department needs serious re-work

Analyst/developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Lots of learning opportunities for college grads with vast exposure if you ask for it -Good work environment and lots to do

Cons

-Disparity in pay for associates at the same level is huge (~30,000 annually) -Lots of unexplained rewards along with good performers being passed up for rewards mysteriously -Senior IT management, decisions and policies are questionable and very autocratic; little power to mid level management -As a result of the above points, a lot of great resources have resigned -The Exec Assistant wields more power than IT managers and throws her weight around resulting in frequent confrontations (moron!)

3.0

Jan 16, 2015

An out of college job then get out within 2 years.

Cartography technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great benefits - Gym on location - Fun to use Garmin gadgets

Cons

- No advancement opportunity - Pay is below average for the field - Office is very boring, lacks energy - 100% desk job, extremely repetitive

4.0

Jan 6, 2015

Garmin is the best place I have worked

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities to solve problems. Get to work on a variety of projects. Liberal time off. Great benefits. Provides great equipment to work with.

Cons

Everyone dosent carry the same load sometimes you have to pick up othe team members. Long hours when deadlines approach.

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