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?

"Hire good people" ((in 42 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the collective work of the company is fulfilling." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great team and people to work with that want to continually improve day to day operations." ((in 17 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers!" ((in 11 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 19 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and pat their own backs." ((in 17 reviews)); "Upper management is very strict and they do not listen to what lower level employees have to say." ((in 10 reviews)); "They continue to let go good managers in order to hold onto money." ((in 9 reviews)); "Salary is low" ((in 8 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

Aug 30, 2018

Engineers Stay away

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PTO is nice but hard to use based on manager.

Cons

You need to know someone to get promoted. Salary base pay is such a joke, "Market value". Way below industry average, I have no idea where HR gets their average from. The company is in cost savings mode - some benefit programs were cut, and few groups of people were laid off, without a notice. Executive turnover is frustrating - Benefits were redone and CHr left. Benefits are very sub-par.Except PTO Work life balance doesn't exist - CTO makes a lot of promises and dates do not change. Honestly it is embarrassing working for this company with all the recent news/ bad publicity. Look up Forbes article about Starkey Hearing Technologies. Owner is distant from company.

1.0

Apr 13, 2018

Trickle down lack of morality

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of parking! Will be more as the people who can get will get out.

Cons

The lack of morality at the top is like a cancer throughout the company.

1.0

Mar 23, 2016

A Very Disturbing Place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is decent for the most part, since everyone is paid through the technology/for-profit side.

Cons

This organization is incredibly corrupt. The leadership team is simply not equipped nor experienced nor educated in nonprofit work. They treat patients like animals, and then expect to be awarded and acknowledged for "doing good". They'll do whatever it takes to keep face.. lie, cheat, fudge their numbers to get more money and support, pay celebs to endorse them. It's disgusting and pathetic and I truly hope they get their 501c3 status revoked ASAP.

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