Is John Deere a good company to work for?

John Deere has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 9,534 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at John Deere to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about John Deere have been left by employees working as IT Part Time Student , Internship and Part-time Student Employee .

Does John Deere pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, John Deere employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at John Deere. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at John Deere?

77% of John Deere employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated John Deere 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at John Deere?

Software Engineer (317) , Senior Engineer (207) , Senior Software Engineer (188) , Engineer (173) , Intern (170) , Lead Engineer (136) , Manufacturing Engineer (112) , Manager (110) , Estagiário (96) , Design Engineer (87) , Product Engineer (87) , Project Manager (78) , Quality Engineer (73) , Assembly Line Worker (55) , Lead Software Engineer (54)

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

"Fantastic and good work life balance" ((in 607 reviews)); "and good pay" ((in 441 reviews)); "For the most part the people are great to work with and like a family." ((in 380 reviews)); "Good culture and easy to work with people" ((in 380 reviews)); "Good work culture and policies" ((in 248 reviews))

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

"Poor management had no interpersonal skills she had no clue what was even going on within the department" ((in 176 reviews)); "They tell you that you are another engineer but some managers have treat you like a child" ((in 92 reviews)); "Long hours and no room to move up and do something else within the company." ((in 78 reviews)); "Senior leadership has removed itself from all surveys or feedback and insulated itself from them." ((in 78 reviews)); "They did the same thing with recent poorly handled layoffs." ((in 74 reviews))

What are employees saying about John Deere layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed John Deere locations?

Moline , Waterloo , Des Moines , Dubuque , Urbandale , Davenport , East Moline , Fargo , Johnston , Cary , Chicago , Horicon , Ankeny , Grovetown , Raleigh , Augusta , Milan , Champaign , Ottumwa , Cedar Falls , Silvis , Iowa City , Ames , New York , Dallas , Springfield , Coffeyville , Greeneville , Fuquay-Varina , Atlanta

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John Deere reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,950 total reviews)

John May

56% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

John Deere has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,950 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The John Deere 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

6K reviews

1.0

Jun 24, 2024

Run Like a Deere

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was a. good company with solid pay, decent benefits and good leadership.

Cons

Pay has been eroded significantly over the years compared to inflation. New CEO and outside staff brought in last 5 years. Restructuring, demotions, random terminations, terrible communication and very low morale now.

2.0

Jun 11, 2024

Management seems out of touch

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Over all the pay and benefits are good for the work at the office level. Bonuses are great, 401k match is the best I've come across and raises are middle of the road.

Cons

Deere can tend to treat people like a number. Often times it feels like there is no real way for the company to reward success or punish poor preformers. It leads to the phrase "it is what it is" coming up an uncomfortable amount. The additude is not the pushing each other to do our best that you would hope for.

2.0

Jun 6, 2024

Great People, Poor Leadership

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely talented individuals all over that are passionate about their work and always willing to lend a helping hand

Cons

Leadership is taking this company in a new direction that will drive away the loyal customers and employees they've always leaned on through thick and thin

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Jobs at John Deere

Driver - Pick Up and Delivery

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Part-Time Student - Cost Accounting - Moline, IL or Des Moines, IA