Is Eaton a good company to work for?

Eaton has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 9,007 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Eaton to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Eaton have been left by employees working as Internship , Applications Engineer and Intern .

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 (365) , Senior Engineer (149) , Analyst (120) , 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 464 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they have very strong values and ethics which they genuinely try to live by." ((in 442 reviews)); "Great people: US and global." ((in 435 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 411 reviews)); "Good culture and ethics in the U.S. but it gets a bit more blurred as you move overseas." ((in 383 reviews))

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

"Zero flexibility if you work at a plant with poor management regardless if you can do your job remote or not" ((in 309 reviews)); "very old and bad managers without any knowledge" ((in 128 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 60 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected." ((in 48 reviews)); "Really stressful and long hours" ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about Eaton layoffs in 2026?

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.

What are the top reviewed Eaton locations?

Cleveland , Raleigh , Pittsburgh , Galesburg , Arden , Jackson , Waukesha , Los Angeles , Milwaukee , Houston , Beachwood , Southfield , Asheville , Greenwood , Jackson , Peachtree City , Beltsville , Eden Prairie , Moon Township , Syracuse , Highland , Sumter , Fayetteville , Chicago , Lincoln , Irvine , Davenport , Atlanta , Charlotte , Cleveland

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(6,615 total reviews)

Paulo Ruiz

77% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

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 6,615 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 Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews

5.0

Jul 17, 2026

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, good advancement opportunities, most jobs are open to remote work when possible

Cons

Big company so hard to make changes sometimes

5.0

Jul 14, 2026

Great colleagues and interesting work, but low pay

Senior quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, interesting work, lots of free food

Cons

No bonuses, underpaid for the level of work we do

Eaton Response

Thank you for sharing your experience and for the many years you spent with Eaton. We're glad to hear you enjoyed working with great colleagues and found the work interesting. We're sorry to hear that you feel our compensation was not up to par. We evaluate each role annually against industry standards to ensure a competitive and fair package.

5.0

Jun 16, 2026

Best salary, but not competitive overall

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

best salary as of now

Cons

not so best salary as of now

Eaton Response

1mo

Thank you for your review! We're happy to hear that you're pleased with our compensation and benefits package. We aim to continue to provide competitive salaries and robust benefits to support our team.

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