Does Starkey pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Starkey employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Starkey. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Starkey?

61% of Starkey employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Starkey 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Starkey?

Engineer (13) , Software Engineer (11) , Customer Service Representative (10) , Director (9) , Sales (9) , Marketing (8) , Manager (7) , Sales Representative (7) , Hearing Aid Specialist (5) , Lab Technician (5) , Research Engineer (5) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Systems Verification Engineer (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Audiologist (3)

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

"Great people to work with and for" ((in 39 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the collective work of the company is fulfilling." ((in 29 reviews)); "Great team and people to work with that want to continually improve day to day operations." ((in 16 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 15 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers!" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Starkey has a reputation for burning through their sales representatives with excessive workload and low pay." ((in 17 reviews)); "Upper management is very strict and they do not listen to what lower level employees have to say." ((in 10 reviews)); "I worked here for a short time and went through 2 managers." ((in 8 reviews)); "Nepotism is alive and well." ((in 7 reviews)); "Salary is low" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Starkey layoffs in 2026?

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

Starkey reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(443 total reviews)

Brandon Sawalich

45% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Starkey has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 443 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Starkey 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

443 reviews

1.0

Feb 7, 2018

sales

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

if you are part of the "clique" there are lots of benefits

Cons

crooked leadership. their charities are a way to make sales and money. family business with all family leadership mostly and they look out for themselves. if you are on the "inside" they expect you to hide the dirty secrets under the rug. zero work life balance. you will travel a ton. work weekends. and your family becomes second. google some of the recent news on their scandals and that will tell you all you need to know.

3.0

Nov 24, 2017

Always cutting corners. Not very much passion from management especially toward productions point of view. Numbers #1.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PTO up to 5 weeks, 401k, health insurance, basic eye care, chiropractor.

Cons

Poor wages for production. You may get 2-3 % but not always, this includes cost of living. If their successes are based with how the raises are rated, they're in deep trouble. Want you seen but not heard from. Plenty of management with poor skills. Need to have compassion and willing to work with the people. Need to learn to work with people and be more understanding. Be more helpful and not making people feel poorly about themselves. Trust...... employees are leery about trusting. They've been burned by broken promises. More and more work is being sent out to Mexico and China, International orders with downsizing in a lot of areas. Not sure new President of company was a positive. Have seen him in his TRUE colors.

1.0

Sep 19, 2017

High stress

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A few positive people, good food, health clinic on site, feeling validated by the Starkey hearing foundation. That's about it........

Cons

Lots of pressure to work less hours but produce more. Additionally expected to work night and weekends with no complaints.

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Always cutting corners. Not very much passion from management especially toward productions point of view. Numbers #1.

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