Does Leica Microsystems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Leica Microsystems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Leica Microsystems. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Leica Microsystems?

47% of Leica Microsystems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Leica Microsystems 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Leica Microsystems?

Sales (12) , Sales Manager (9) , Account Manager (8) , Manager (8) , Customer Care Specialist (7) , Field Service Engineer (7) , Product Manager (5) , Software Engineer (5) , Lead Software Engineer (4) , Marketing (4) , Sales Representative (4) , Senior Field Service Engineer (4) , ASM (Area Sales Manager) (3) , Sales Specialist (3) , Senior Engineer (3)

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

"Pay good and nice colleagues" ((in 24 reviews)); "great people to work with" ((in 24 reviews)); "Benefit of Leica is good for me" ((in 17 reviews)); "Nice Culture" ((in 9 reviews)); "Decent pay" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"salary is low versus market value (figured this out later)" ((in 9 reviews)); "Most employees have worked a long time, no work life balance and frequent OT." ((in 8 reviews)); "Senior manager does not have open mind in many areas, and not able to drive works and communicate in objective way." ((in 6 reviews)); "HR leadership was aggressive and arrogant (don't know if that changed)" ((in 6 reviews)); "no career opportunities" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Leica Microsystems layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Leica Microsystems locations?

Buffalo Grove , Chicago , New York , Boston , Exton , Deerfield , Richmond , Missouri City , Poland , Washington , Charlotte , Morrisville , Raleigh , Plano , Houston , Nashville , Pittsburgh , Rockville , Miami , Bannockburn

Leica Microsystems reviews

3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(257 total reviews)

Annette Rinck

51% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (257 reviews)

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Leica Microsystems has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 257 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Leica Microsystems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

257 reviews

5.0

Feb 22, 2024

Great

Asm (area sales manager)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work with a lot of good people

Cons

None that i can think of

3.0

Jan 30, 2024

Company review

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is under Danaher and having free cab facility

Cons

Poor management and business model

1.0

Jan 29, 2024

Stay away from Leica Microsystems

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Payment is OK and if you're lucky you can configure your own company car. The products are of high quality too and the entire sales team does its best to compensate the misserable support situation and provide support to its customers. Great colleagues and mutual support culture.

Cons

Toxic working environment in multiple departments causing a high employee exchange frequency with "the good ones" leaving rather than suffering in silence. Purely number and performance focussed organization. No real company culture appreciating individual ideas and initiatives to develop (not even speaking about supporting or appreciating this behaviour). Recurrent changes in Organization and total neglectance of customer satisfaction over the past 10-15 years have entirely destroyed its originally great reputation @ key opinion leaders around the world. Rigid Danaher and DBS process cage on top of that leaving no space to breathe or realize own ideas and improve the situation.

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