Is Johnson Controls a good company to work for?

Johnson Controls has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 12,285 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Johnson Controls to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Johnson Controls have been left by employees working as IT Intern , Human Resources and Intern .

Does Johnson Controls pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Johnson Controls employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Johnson Controls. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Johnson Controls?

70% of Johnson Controls employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Johnson Controls 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Johnson Controls?

Project Manager (207) , Software Engineer (159) , Manager (152) , Account Executive (137) , Engineer (127) , Sales Engineer (116) , Sales Representative (93) , Assistant Manager (92) , Intern (89) , Senior Software Engineer (89) , Sales (86) , Sales Manager (85) , Project Engineer (75) , Director (71) , Design Engineer (65)

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

"Benefits are good and covered" ((in 612 reviews)); "Great people to work with that want the best for the company and their customers." ((in 521 reviews)); "Its pretty good pay and there is plenty of oportunity to make $50k+ for just being blue collar." ((in 483 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 350 reviews)); "Salary is good and growth" ((in 260 reviews))

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

"They have good Manager and worker" ((in 159 reviews)); "no training and they expect you to struggle the first 6" ((in 129 reviews)); "Long hours and very stressful" ((in 93 reviews)); "This company provides no job security and there is constant restructuring and every 1 to1.5 year every department gets redundancy." ((in 79 reviews)); "No bonuses whatsoever for senior level engineers even when they're recognized as a key contributor on the team." ((in 62 reviews))

What are employees saying about Johnson Controls layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Johnson Controls locations?

Milwaukee , New York , Wichita , Houston , Glendale , Boca Raton , Norman , Holland , Plymouth , Chicago , York , Kansas City , Atlanta , Indianapolis , Dallas , Denver , San Antonio , Los Angeles , Aurora , Seattle , Tampa , Washington , Westford , Louisville , Raleigh , Philadelphia , Boston , Detroit , Austin , Birmingham

Johnson Controls reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(9,531 total reviews)

Joakim Weidemanis

79% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Johnson Controls has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,531 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Johnson Controls 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

10K reviews

1.0

Jun 25, 2008

Puerto Rico Branch Disaster!

Site supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a good technology company but it need to focus in his branches and how are they doing.

Cons

Human Resources is poor on the Carolina Branch. Senior management does not focus on their priorities. No integrity values whatsoever for the people working their. They try to survive by making the numbers by the end of the month without seeing what could be wrong. Many irregularities regarding sexual harassment investigations. Look for how the people working in the company feel. Review the qualifications of the human resources management. Respect their employees. Do not make management changes so literally. Having the right person to do the job takes time. Do not place some one just to fill a position make sure the person is qualified. Do a complete makeover in the Puerto Rico Branch and things will get better.

4.0

Jun 19, 2008

Hard work is expected to keep up with planned growth to be a 50 billion company.

It manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company continues to growth - so there is always something new to work on. The company is focusing on growth using acquistion. There are so many challenges in integrating existing companies into the JCI IT infrastructure.

Cons

IT likes to work with a very lean staff and IT is expected not to specialize. Everyone is expected to work and support multiple projects with conflicting priorities. IT is still consider an overhead expense and is the first to make cuts to meet financial goals. IT needs to become a strategic part of the company and be leveraged to help growth and existing business be more productive and created more competitive advantages.

1.0

May 21, 2026

Culture of fear with high turnover in leadership

Plant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New CEO, driven by lack of substance - process over content. Concepts like Gemba hyped and used an instrument to downplay past success which led to 3x growth in company. DBS playbook, where Danaher hasn’t grown ITSELF touted as the next engine. Culture of fear

Cons

Said above - heavy political environment. Very heavy turnover of senior execs. Understandable somehow you need to convince that future is better than past by coming up with concepts like DBS that create internal focus rather than external competitive focus. Yearly improvement vs actual market leading progressive.

Johnson Controls Response

1mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us as a Plant Manager. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where our core values of integrity, collaboration, and innovation are lived out. We apologize that you had a negative experience with us. Your input will be shared with the appropriate individuals to address your concerns.

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