Does Eaton pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Eaton employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Eaton. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Eaton?

73% of Eaton employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Eaton 3.7 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 Eaton?

Engineer (359) , Senior Engineer (149) , Analyst (119) , Estagiário (99) , Intern (97) , Manager (97) , Associate Engineer (93) , Lead Engineer (76) , Project Manager (76) , Manufacturing Engineer (65) , Machine Operator (57) , Sales Engineer (55) , Software Engineer (55) , Associate Analyst (50) , Program Manager (49)

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

"Lots of rewarding work and good work life balance under the right manager(s) and in the right group." ((in 462 reviews)); "Great people: US and global." ((in 436 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they have very strong values and ethics which they genuinely try to live by." ((in 432 reviews)); "The good points of working for Eaton is the pay is good and the salaried pay principle for all employees is a definite plus." ((in 406 reviews)); "Good culture and ethics in the U.S. but it gets a bit more blurred as you move overseas." ((in 367 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and hike is not as per company standard" ((in 304 reviews)); "very old and bad managers without any knowledge" ((in 126 reviews)); "2. No training 3. HR will smile in your face then talk about you to your manager 4. Horrible work life balance 5." ((in 58 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected." ((in 51 reviews)); "Really stressful and long hours" ((in 48 reviews))

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

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(6,576 total reviews)

Paulo Ruiz

79% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Eaton has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 6,576 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Eaton 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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7K reviews

5.0

Jan 18, 2010

Eaton - Powering Business Worldwide

Empdp engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great personal development opportunities in the development programs.

Cons

Sometimes difficult to balance work and personal life.

1.0

Jan 18, 2010

Big Name...no fame

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supposed to be a diversified player in manufacturing. Strong background in hydraulics engineering backed up with expertise across the globe.

Cons

Eaton is like this mirage that disappears when you go close to it. Atleast that's how the Service Centre out here works. The manner in which pay cuts were implemented in 2008 left a lot to be desired. Most important, people were sacked on reasons the company deemed "ETHICAL". Employees lived under the constant fear of being fired, leading to drop in morale, motivation and eventually performance levels.

4.0

Jan 17, 2010

Eaton is a good company, overall it is fear in how it treats employees and average on culture.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Knowledge of Industry, qualified colleagues, good innovation culture, good ethics. A lot of opportunities for self-advancement and self-education.

Cons

Segmentation and availability of knowledge. You have to rely on several informal networks and "tribal" knowledge to achieve objectives. A culture that is conservative, but that is not necessarily a Con...

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