Is Agilent Technologies a good company to work for?

Agilent Technologies has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,215 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Agilent Technologies to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Agilent Technologies have been left by employees working as Intern , Program Manager and Field Service Engineer (FSE) .

Does Agilent Technologies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Agilent Technologies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Agilent Technologies. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Agilent Technologies?

66% of Agilent Technologies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Agilent Technologies 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Agilent Technologies?

Field Service Engineer (88) , Account Manager (60) , Software Engineer (59) , Customer Service Representative (53) , Engineer (43) , Project Manager (42) , Intern (33) , Manufacturing Engineer (33) , Manager (31) , Field Service Engineer (FSE) (28) , Manufacturing Technician (27) , Program Manager (25) , Business Process Analyst (22) , Product Manager (22) , Director (21)

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

"Work/Life balance is good because there is not much projects are going on in their business (unfortunately)" ((in 351 reviews)); "The people are great and very friendly." ((in 227 reviews)); "Great environment and culture" ((in 218 reviews)); "the benefits are good and include paid overtime" ((in 187 reviews)); "Great colleagues and site in Barcelona" ((in 81 reviews))

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

"Bad management : if you are employee that time the hr behavior good but if you resign when hr talk too rudely" ((in 115 reviews)); "and the salary was low" ((in 82 reviews)); "The cons are if you are one of the unlucky ones to land a bad manager." ((in 72 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs if you’re not in Santa Rosa" ((in 40 reviews)); "Absolutely callous upper management and HR view employees as numbers." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Agilent Technologies layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Agilent Technologies locations?

Santa Clara , Wilmington , Santa Rosa , Carpinteria , Cedar Creek , Boulder , San Jose , Boston , Colorado Springs , Frederick , Philadelphia , Austin , San Diego , Lexington , New York , San Francisco , Denver , Folsom , Winooski , Chicago , Los Angeles , Ankeny , Washington , Memphis , Santa Clarita , Englewood , Fort Collins , Detroit , Dallas , Houston

Agilent Technologies reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,674 total reviews)

Padraig McDonnell

56% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Agilent Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,674 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Agilent Technologies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

2.0

Jun 11, 2015

Horrible management, but some good benefits

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Matching 401K* Pension Plan* *Anyone hired after Nov, 2014 does not qualify for pension plan. Instead those people qualify for an extra 1% match.

Cons

Management: Seems like there are no good managers. There is too much back and forth discussion without decisions being made by the decision makers. For a Silicon Valley company, this really isn't an employee friendly company, especially with the removal of the pension plan. Vacation time: 15 days to start, but you HAVE to take Christmas week off. It makes it feel like you really only have 2 weeks of vacation. Bonus: Calculated based on Operating Margin. I don't think Agilent will ever have a >20% OM in order for the employees to get a decent bonus. Not after splitting off KeySight.

1.0

Jul 29, 2014

Not a good place to work.

Engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. Great employees. Good opportunities. Excellent market and business.

Cons

The employees are treated poorly. The work environment is hostile. The management for the Lake Forest and Folsom site looks down on employees. They are not open to any new ideas or suggestions. It is a very closed environment. Employees are afraid of sharing their ideas because of possible harsh consequences.

2.0

Feb 3, 2025

In a rough spot

Manufacturing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I worked at Agilent Cedar Creek site for many years, early on was great but towards the end very in the toilet. Lots of pressure for metrics, stress of layoffs, and bad dynamics from a quality overhaul.

Cons

I was singled out and bullied with no support from peers, management, or HR. Skip the drive and work at a biotech in Austin.

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