Is John Deere a good company to work for?

John Deere has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 9,530 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 626 reviews)); "and good pay" ((in 434 reviews)); "For the most part the people are great to work with and like a family." ((in 383 reviews)); "Good culture and easy to work with people" ((in 381 reviews)); "Good work culture and policies" ((in 235 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 178 reviews)); "They tell you that you are another engineer but some managers have treat you like a child" ((in 96 reviews)); "Mass layoffs and firing of salary employees has severely impacted the reputation John Deere once had." ((in 87 reviews)); "Long hours and no room to move up and do something else within the company." ((in 80 reviews)); "Senior leadership has removed itself from all surveys or feedback and insulated itself from them." ((in 77 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

(5,948 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 5,948 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

2.0

Feb 28, 2009

Lets give the blue collar people a LITTLE credit. Wage people WAKE UP

Assembler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I am the common blue collar person at Deere's, it is a job.. I get a pay check and so far Deere's is stable and doing OK.

Cons

There isnt enough space here...The management dont give a rats about the blue collar person there, WAY to many snot nose young wage persona that dont have a clue. The pay needs to be raised to match others in the area..I work around wage people all week long and see them do some of the stupided things and waste the companies money like it is water. Wage ppl need to wake up because with out the plant workers getting dirty you have nothing, any fool can market and sell a tractor but lets see you get your nice clean cloths all greasy. Start giving us credit and you just may be very happy with the out come.

4.0

Feb 27, 2009

Start in the right place and run like a deer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

resume builder, good networking opportunities within the firm, comprehensive benefits, long term opportunities might be possible.

Cons

The cultures are, in my experience, distinct, in the various divisions of the firm. A personality well suited for one division might have more of a challenge elsewhere. So.. to climb in the organization- it might be best to choose the right division initially. My thinking: working in Moline, IL might be limiting if one wanted to leave John Deere for outside opportunities. If I were debating this great firm and good opportunity versus another great firm and another good opportunity... I might chose the one where 'my firm' is not THE firm in the city. When it is time to move on, it is nice to have other opportunities in are same locale. My role was not in Moline- I declined an opportunity to move for this reason though.

5.0

Feb 18, 2009

Great Place to Work

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong background with positive outlook for the long term

Cons

Cyclical business but future is bright

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