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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Leica Microsystems reviews

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

5.0

Jun 12, 2017

leica Biosystems

Warehouse

Recommend

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Pros

well management dont really listen to there workers but without us who do the work them

Cons

same as above leica a well organised company and if u get along with everyone do u work u job safe but management dont listen thats every compaany but leica for me was the best in a lot of ways

4.0

Mar 1, 2017

Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well balanced top management Good work life banalnce

Cons

no cons in this company

5.0

Jan 7, 2017

Excellent workplace

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good working environment, good salarie

Cons

sometimes a lot of work but all people is very motivated

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