Does BD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 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?

74% of BD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BD 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 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) , Territory Manager (58) , Software Engineer (55) , Field Service Engineer (54) , Product Manager (47) , Machine Operator (41) , Sales Representative (41) , Analyst (40) , Senior Manager (40) , Senior Engineer (38) , Senior Software Engineer (35)

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

"Good benefits and can see a long career at this company" ((in 491 reviews)); "great people (individual contributors and lower/middle mgmt) that are passionate about the work they do" ((in 447 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 307 reviews)); "Very flexible and good pay." ((in 225 reviews)); "Great team and encourage new ideas" ((in 113 reviews))

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

"Poor Management Lies and Politics" ((in 270 reviews)); "Some good managers but a lot of managers with poor judgment." ((in 94 reviews)); "Misaligned priorities for meeting goals; frequent layoffs." ((in 91 reviews)); "Bad Upper Management Leads To Less Movement Upwards" ((in 60 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 are the top reviewed BD locations?

Le Pont-de-Claix , Grenoble , Paris , Eybens , Voisins , Lyon , Marseille , Chambéry , Toulouse , Marne-la-Vallee

BD reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(5,311 total reviews)

Tom Polen

68% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,311 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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5K reviews

3.0

Sep 15, 2016

System Admin

Systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is good place to work

Cons

should Open mind, and listen

4.0

Sep 13, 2016

Overall, a great opportunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Opportunities to rotate through business units and sites to see different parts of the business -Program is managed very well so you can tailor your rotations to what you want to get out of them

Cons

-Not very competitively compensated depending on what part of the country you are rotating through (compensation does not change to account for cost-of-living differences) -Relocation package is not scaled to distance you're moving

3.0

Sep 12, 2016

Scientist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome benefit package. Great company to climb the corporate ladder

Cons

Be aware of August and September. These are the months BD typically fires/lay off individuals

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