Does BD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BD. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BD?

72% of BD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BD 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BD?

Manager (84) , Quality Engineer (70) , Engineer (67) , Project Manager (63) , Intern (62) , Software Engineer (55) , Territory Manager (55) , Field Service Engineer (54) , Product Manager (47) , Machine Operator (41) , Sales Representative (41) , Analyst (40) , Senior Manager (39) , Senior Engineer (38) , Senior Software Engineer (35)

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

"Good Benefits and Cultural Values" ((in 493 reviews)); "great people (individual contributors and lower/middle mgmt) that are passionate about the work they do" ((in 440 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 302 reviews)); "Very flexible and good pay." ((in 235 reviews)); "The team I work is great at coming together and helping each other get the job done." ((in 120 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Lies and Politics" ((in 268 reviews)); "Some good managers but a lot of managers with poor judgment." ((in 95 reviews)); "Misaligned priorities for meeting goals; frequent layoffs." ((in 86 reviews)); "Poor upper management, a lot of favoritism." ((in 63 reviews)); "No training to get better with processes and most of the time accounts get passed by with no reconciliation." ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about BD layoffs in 2026?

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

What BD locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Grenoble , Le Pont-de-Claix , Paris

BD reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(5,280 total reviews)

Tom Polen

68% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,280 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

5.0

Jan 14, 2022

Large international company

Customer care executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall package Growing market Pharma/Medical device industry Company culture

Cons

Home office package (but changing post covid)

BD Response

4y

Thank you for leaving a five-star review. We share great pride in being a dynamic and innovative med-tech company. We owe a great portion of our success to our associates. We are one of the largest global medical technologies companies and we couldn’t continue to fulfil our purpose of Advancing the world the health™ without our brilliant associates. BD is implementing a new working model that focuses on creating the best environment possible for current and future associates to find the ideal work-life balance. We have also launched new tools and training resources to ensure our associates are equipped and ready for the transition to the new ways of working, where applicable.

5.0

Nov 17, 2021

Leader in MedTech

Salesforce effectiveness manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong company Leader in MedTech Large company A lot of opportunities to evolve

Cons

Hard to change things Siloed company ( different businesses)

BD Response

4y

Thank you for leaving a five-star review We share great pride in being a dynamic and innovative med-tech company. And our associates are a fundamental part of our success. It's good to hear you feel there are opportunities to grow at BD. We continuously strive to support our associates to grow and develop their careers.

3.0

Feb 9, 2021

Bigger ain’t better

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong company and brand. Belongs to the best in its domain

Cons

US centric. No real power on the European level to make a real impact on the company.

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