Is Garmin a good company to work for?

Garmin has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,252 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Garmin to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Garmin have been left by employees working as Design Engineer Intern , Software Engineer I and Software Engineer(Internship) .

Does Garmin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Garmin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Garmin. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Garmin?

69% of Garmin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Garmin 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Garmin?

Software Engineer (244) , Product Support Specialist (101) , Senior Software Engineer (82) , Software Engineer II (64) , Software Engineer(Internship) (53) , Software Engineer Intern (41) , Mechanical Engineer (40) , Engineer (26) , Project Manager (25) , Software Engineering Intern (25) , Design Engineer (22) , Design Engineer Intern (16) , Software Developer (14) , Cartography Technician (13) , Intern (13)

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

"Benefits are great here and the health care plans are very affordable yet high quality." ((in 350 reviews)); "People are great and nice" ((in 216 reviews)); "Great culture and very stable" ((in 165 reviews)); "Friendly culture with good work/life balance" ((in 137 reviews)); "Good work environment and lots to do" ((in 56 reviews))

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

"Low pay and small yearly raises like 25 to 50 cents per hour if you can manage to get one." ((in 157 reviews)); "Low Salaries and Kansas is a boring place to work." ((in 86 reviews)); "No bonus given." ((in 28 reviews)); "Your experience depends greatly on your manager; some managers are great and working for them is great." ((in 28 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Garmin layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Garmin locations?

Olathe , Salem , Chandler , Kansas City , Kansas City , Tucson , Overland Park , Yarmouth , Cary , Saint Louis , Brea , Lenexa , Portland , Tulsa , Boulder , Chanhassen , North Kansas City , Scottsdale , Montgomery , Diamond Bar , Miami , Miramar , New York , Novi , Portland , Raleigh , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Seattle , Aventura

Garmin reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(553 total reviews)

Clifton Pemble

75% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

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4.0

Jan 18, 2022

work experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work balance and learn a lot from the product since it is sometimes creative.

Cons

Not bad on pay and work balance. ESPP is basic and RSU is the bonus.

4.0

Jan 17, 2022

Good working environment

Product engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Food court Product discount Sick day with pay

Cons

Not a competitive Salary Salary doesn't match your contribution

5.0

Jan 7, 2022

Great coworkers, exciting products

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work if you love being active. 401k contributions are in line with the best I’ve seen anywhere — super generous. Great employee stock purchase program as well. Garmin has many different product segments, and you learn a lot very quickly by getting to be involved in all the different segment’s design reviews — keeps it fresh. Coworkers are all super friendly, and managers are great. Garmin puts all new managers through trainings on how to effectively manage and it shows. Just because you were a great engineer doesn’t mean managing will come naturally. Garmin understands this, and invests the time in developing managers which then trickles down to benefits for their direct reports.

Cons

Product deadlines can often be pretty tight. Sometimes you’re locked into delivering by a deadline that marketing promised a vendor. That’s more of a general comment on being in the consumer electronics industry. Best advice is to state any concerns you have with timelines as soon as possible with valid reasons. HQ in KS is tough if you’re into the outdoors. A lot of employees are from KS, and that’s because those that aren’t don’t seem to stick around more than 2-3 years. Base salary didn’t compete as well with other big tech names, but this can somewhat be attributed to being in KS.

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