Is BD a good company to work for?

BD has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 7,148 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at BD to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BD have been left by employees working as Engineering Intern , Associate Territory Manager and Intern .

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 (56) , Field Service Engineer (55) , 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 Cultural Values" ((in 524 reviews)); "great people (individual contributors and lower/middle mgmt) that are passionate about the work they do" ((in 446 reviews)); "Good work life balance for youngsters" ((in 296 reviews)); "Very flexible and good pay." ((in 237 reviews)); "Good salary and relatively stable job as long as you are ok doubling your workload with every “integration” while keeping everything else constant." ((in 115 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 96 reviews)); "Misaligned priorities for meeting goals; frequent layoffs." ((in 82 reviews)); "Poor Upper Management, no idea about software" ((in 58 reviews)); "No training to get better with processes and most of the time accounts get passed by with no reconciliation." ((in 53 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?

San Diego , Franklin Lakes , San Jose , San Antonio , Sandy , Baltimore , Salt Lake City , Sparks , Tempe , Columbus , Covington , Sumter , Vernon Hills , Sparks Glencoe , Atlanta , El Paso , Chicago , New York , Durham , Hunt Valley , Canaan , Broken Bow , Los Angeles , Warwick , Holdrege , Irvine , Research Triangle Park , Phoenix , Raleigh , Dallas

BD reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(5,319 total reviews)

Tom Polen

67% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,319 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 Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Oct 19, 2021

Amazing company

Quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Exciting projects - Experience gained - Traveling

Cons

- No definitive path of carrier advancement -Low yearly salary raise

BD Response

4y

Thanks for your review. It’s great that you are gaining new experiences while handling exciting projects, this is important in any career. You mention you do not feel like you have a clear career path and have concerns about compensation. As you are still working with us, we recommend you chat with your manager or HR Business Partner to discuss your career development as we are committed to ensuring all our associates have the tools to grow and develop.

5.0

Oct 17, 2021

Great Place to work - A dream for Devops!

Staff devops engineer/team lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Enhanced culture for Continous Improvement and innovation. - Challenging environment, where opinions and voices matter. - Office environment and friendly culture and characters. - Pool Table - Always a plus! - Great SW leadership and support programs. - Always willing to educate and improve education and learning. - Access to Labs to see physical Hardware and instruments you will be supporting (getting a hands-on or better view) - Constantly looking at how to keep staff happy and improve morale and retention. - Your choice of Barry Vs. Lyons Teabags :)

Cons

- Not enough office space for growth (but it can be a Pro too as more work-from-home)

BD Response

4y

Thank you for leaving a five-star review. We’re glad to hear you are enjoying our inclusive work culture where we constantly encourage people to participate, share thoughts and ideas. We take pride in our associates performing at the highest level as we have a continuous process that is supported by ongoing coaching and feedback from managers. We want our associates to be the best versions of themselves! Oh, and variety in caffeinated beverages is imperative for us all to be our very best :)

5.0

Oct 16, 2021

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are amazing..really friendly and supportive. Some really interesting and cutting edge programs happening there...lots of opportunity to grow and learn from a really great bunch of colleagues. Great location also adjacent to the UL campus.

Cons

I don't have anything negative to say about BD RCI.

BD Response

4y

We appreciate the five-star review! Teamwork is an important driver for success, especially at our Research Centre in Ireland – where associates from various disciplines partner together to support BD worldwide. At BD your development is important to us which is why we provide world-class BD University courses led by our senior leaders amongst many other tools for learning and development. There is always a world of opportunities at BD!

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