Is Duke Energy a good company to work for?

Duke Energy has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,635 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Duke Energy to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Duke Energy have been left by employees working as Internship , Engineering Co-Op and Intern .

Does Duke Energy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Duke Energy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Duke Energy. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Duke Energy?

67% of Duke Energy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Duke Energy 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Duke Energy?

Customer Service Representative (107) , Project Manager (75) , Engineer (46) , Intern (43) , Senior Engineer (34) , Manager (24) , Software Engineer (23) , Director (21) , Engineering Technologist (20) , Customer Service Specialist (18) , Business Analyst (16) , Engineering Co-Op (15) , Lead Engineer (14) , Senior Software Engineer (14) , GIS Technician (13)

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

"Good Benefits and that’s it" ((in 341 reviews)); "Good pay and the people at the sight where very friendly" ((in 238 reviews)); "Great people to work for" ((in 150 reviews)); "Work / Life balance is good" ((in 98 reviews)); "Culture and Values are great" ((in 79 reviews))

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

"Taken advantage of over worked poor management" ((in 95 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch with the day to day activities." ((in 34 reviews)); "Poor Leadership and Change Management" ((in 31 reviews)); "Managers have no clue and pass the buck down to subordinates" ((in 29 reviews)); "long hours and lots of travel" ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about Duke Energy layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Duke Energy locations?

Charlotte , Raleigh , Cincinnati , Plainfield , Lake Mary , Orlando , Saint Petersburg , Seneca , Southport , Indianapolis , Huntersville , Tampa , New Hill , Clearwater , Greensboro , Greenville , Durham , Wilmington , Fayetteville , Houston , Edwardsport , Crystal River , York , Hartsville , Ocala , Columbia , Union , Garner , Nashville , Owensville

Duke Energy reviews

3.9

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,073 total reviews)

Lynn J. Good

73% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Duke Energy has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,073 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Duke Energy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Oct 29, 2015

Engineer I

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can't think of anything good

Cons

Culture is not a great Great place to work. There's no such thing as good work life balance. team leads and management are very disorganized;

5.0

Oct 26, 2015

Project Manager

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working conditions. Open door policy with management. Great encouragement from upper management

Cons

Too slow to adopt change or implement valuable initiatives. Some process like lesson's learned and charter creation are not standardized. This leads to lost time finding and identifying process gaps.

3.0

Oct 23, 2015

Good to work for, unknown regulatory environment

Accounting analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Duke Energy offers great work like balance. There is a visable path to growth. It offers a family environment that allows you to feel like part of a team.

Cons

Duke Energy has slow growth in your career path even though it is visable. Niche skill set is needed in energy sector and operations.

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Engineer I

Project Manager

Good to work for, unknown regulatory environment

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