Is John Deere a good company to work for?

John Deere has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 9,533 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at John Deere to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about John Deere have been left by employees working as IT Part Time Student , Internship and Part-time Student Employee .

Does John Deere pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, John Deere employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at John Deere. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at John Deere?

77% of John Deere employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated John Deere 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at John Deere?

Software Engineer (317) , Senior Engineer (207) , Senior Software Engineer (188) , Engineer (173) , Intern (170) , Lead Engineer (136) , Manufacturing Engineer (112) , Manager (110) , Estagiário (96) , Design Engineer (87) , Product Engineer (87) , Project Manager (78) , Quality Engineer (73) , Assembly Line Worker (55) , Lead Software Engineer (54)

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

"Fantastic and good work life balance" ((in 607 reviews)); "and good pay" ((in 441 reviews)); "For the most part the people are great to work with and like a family." ((in 380 reviews)); "Good culture and easy to work with people" ((in 380 reviews)); "Good work culture and policies" ((in 248 reviews))

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

"Poor management had no interpersonal skills she had no clue what was even going on within the department" ((in 176 reviews)); "They tell you that you are another engineer but some managers have treat you like a child" ((in 92 reviews)); "Long hours and no room to move up and do something else within the company." ((in 78 reviews)); "Senior leadership has removed itself from all surveys or feedback and insulated itself from them." ((in 78 reviews)); "They did the same thing with recent poorly handled layoffs." ((in 74 reviews))

What are employees saying about John Deere layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed John Deere locations?

Moline , Waterloo , Des Moines , Dubuque , Urbandale , Davenport , East Moline , Fargo , Johnston , Cary , Chicago , Horicon , Ankeny , Grovetown , Raleigh , Augusta , Milan , Champaign , Ottumwa , Cedar Falls , Silvis , Iowa City , Ames , New York , Dallas , Springfield , Coffeyville , Greeneville , Fuquay-Varina , Atlanta

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John Deere reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,949 total reviews)

John May

56% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

John Deere has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,949 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The John Deere 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

6K reviews

3.0

Oct 1, 2010

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive environment with lots of performance feedback

Cons

Not a lot of opportunity for career advancement Salary not commensurate with other John Deere locations

4.0

Aug 25, 2010

Great Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management up-front with employees. Company is taking steps today to remain viable for the next 180 years. Salary has been slightly above average for my age and experience, good bonus structure.

Cons

High deductable health insurance sucks. Too many "flavor of the month" management initiatives. Forced use of Six Sigma when common sense is really what's needed. Sometimes questionable promotion of people who do not deserve it.

5.0

Aug 18, 2010

Great company with strong growth potential

Quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Proud to work for a leader in the industry. Innovation is encouraged to maintain market superiority. At or above the compensation of similar jobs. Plenty of opportunities for those who are not afraid to make the tough decisions in spite of opposition.

Cons

Large companies tend to take longer to get changes implemented and John Deere is not any different. This can make one feel like they are spinning their wheels from time to time.

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Jobs at John Deere

Part-Time Student - Accounting & Finance - East Moline, IL