Does Johnson Controls pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Johnson Controls employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Johnson Controls. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Johnson Controls?

70% of Johnson Controls employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Johnson Controls 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Johnson Controls?

Project Manager (206) , Software Engineer (158) , Manager (151) , Account Executive (137) , Engineer (126) , Sales Engineer (115) , Sales Representative (93) , Assistant Manager (92) , Intern (89) , Senior Software Engineer (89) , Sales (86) , Sales Manager (85) , Project Engineer (75) , Director (71) , Design Engineer (65)

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

"Good benefits and 401k are nice" ((in 614 reviews)); "Great people to work with that want the best for the company and their customers." ((in 527 reviews)); "Good pay and I like the work i do and the people I work with." ((in 490 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 346 reviews)); "Salary is good and growth" ((in 261 reviews))

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

"They have good Manager and worker" ((in 169 reviews)); "On your own and no training" ((in 127 reviews)); "Upper management is bad" ((in 115 reviews)); "Long hours and very stressful" ((in 98 reviews)); "This company provides no job security and there is constant restructuring and every 1 to1.5 year every department gets redundancy." ((in 80 reviews))

What are employees saying about Johnson Controls layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(9,502 total reviews)

Joakim Weidemanis

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Johnson Controls has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,502 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Johnson Controls 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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5.0

Jan 19, 2011

Great People, Wonderful Opportunity, and Fair Expectations

Energy analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Everyone on the team worked together, no one schucked responsibility, professional aptmosphere, we all were part of something working to achieve.

Cons

Lots, and lots, and lots, and lots of hard work, but I say that in fun. Because at the end of the day you can say that you accomplished something and that is great.

2.0

Jan 14, 2011

learned a lot about integrated systems, tech. & industry, but empl. turnover is high and expectations are unrealistic.

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

opportunities to learn about integrated systems, technology and industry company financial strength/diversity

Cons

locally: high employee turnover leading to a shortage of employees available to deliver product/service unhappy customers and employees poor communication unrealistic expectations micro-management company-wide: too many meetings, conference calls, processes and forms keeping you from getting your job done compensation outdated/homegrown productivity tools such as email and enterprise systems - very clunky and inefficient

3.0

Dec 16, 2010

A company your proud to work for, but you'll do the work of 2 people.

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Global leader in creating & delivering green technology Active in community Focus on green, sustainable technology is not just a growth industry but work everyone is excited to do.

Cons

Decentralized & lack of communication among business units Runs very lean - limited resources Limited programs to train & develop employees means many people in same job for 10-20+ years

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Great People, Wonderful Opportunity, and Fair Expectations

learned a lot about integrated systems, tech. & industry, but empl. turnover is high and expectations are unrealistic.

A company your proud to work for, but you'll do the work of 2 people.

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