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?

"great people to work with" ((in 23 reviews)); "Pay good and nice colleagues" ((in 21 reviews)); "Benefit of Leica is good for me" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great culture" ((in 13 reviews)); "Decent pay" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Bad management" ((in 28 reviews)); "Most employees have worked a long time, no work life balance and frequent OT." ((in 8 reviews)); "salary is low versus market value (figured this out later)" ((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 7 reviews)); "HR leadership was aggressive and arrogant (don't know if that changed)" ((in 6 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.

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3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(257 total reviews)

Annette Rinck

51% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

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).

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257 reviews

2.0

Mar 10, 2016

Product Specialist

Product specialist

Recommend

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Pros

Stable, repetitive job without much challenge. Complete benefit. Good for someone just want easy relax life.

Cons

Not for young people with ambition. No room for personal or professional advancement. Too much back stabbing from colleague. Lots of office politics.

3.0

Apr 4, 2014

Changes rapidly with minimal communication

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Customer Service team is the best I have worked with in my career. Loyal, dedicated, compassionate, hard working and customer focused. They do what it takes to service the customer and meet sales targets.

Cons

Must be an A or B player to be successful. Business changes too rapidly with little or no planning or communication. Fast paced environment with outdated business systems.

2.0

May 4, 2012

Whirlwind for new employees. If you do not fight to learn you never will at Leica

Field service engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice group of people. OK benefits,

Cons

Factory in Germany and very hard to get things done because of this. Short sited mgt fix things once but not the over all problem so issues keep coming up over and over. Low starting pay and low % raises.

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