Is Johnson Controls a good company to work for?

Johnson Controls has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 12,290 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Johnson Controls to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Johnson Controls have been left by employees working as IT Intern , Human Resources and Intern .

Does Johnson Controls pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Johnson Controls employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Johnson Controls. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Johnson Controls?

70% of Johnson Controls employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Johnson Controls 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Johnson Controls?

Project Manager (207) , Software Engineer (159) , Manager (152) , Account Executive (138) , Engineer (127) , Sales Engineer (116) , Sales Representative (93) , Assistant Manager (92) , Intern (89) , Senior Software Engineer (89) , Sales (86) , Sales Manager (85) , Project Engineer (75) , Director (71) , Design Engineer (65)

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

"Benefits are good and covered" ((in 588 reviews)); "Great people to work with that want the best for the company and their customers." ((in 532 reviews)); "Good pay and I like the work i do and the people I work with." ((in 494 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 353 reviews)); "Salary is good and growth" ((in 270 reviews))

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

"They have good Manager and worker" ((in 165 reviews)); "no training and they expect you to struggle the first 6" ((in 132 reviews)); "Upper management is bad" ((in 121 reviews)); "Long hours and very stressful" ((in 100 reviews)); "There is no job security and they can ask to leave to his/ her employees without any further notice." ((in 80 reviews))

What are employees saying about Johnson Controls layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Johnson Controls locations?

Milwaukee , New York , Wichita , Houston , Glendale , Boca Raton , Norman , Holland , Plymouth , Chicago , York , Kansas City , Atlanta , Indianapolis , Dallas , Denver , San Antonio , Los Angeles , Aurora , Seattle , Tampa , Washington , Westford , Louisville , Raleigh , Philadelphia , Boston , Detroit , Austin , Birmingham

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3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(9,536 total reviews)

Joakim Weidemanis

80% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Johnson Controls has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,536 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Johnson Controls 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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1.0

Jan 13, 2013

Worse than a prison camp!

Operations tech

Recommend

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Pros

There is not a whole lot of good things about Johnson Controls. I have been there 20 years, so I guess it's fairly secure as long as you have seniority and work in a union shop.

Cons

Long hours, 12 hour days not unusual. Benefits suck. No chance to move up. Employees are treated as if they are stupid. No chance to use your brain, they don't believe in "thinking" employees. Plants are heavily micro- managed from corporate in Milwaukee, WI.

3.0

Mar 31, 2012

Fast paced, long hours and always something new to learn.

Manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

For an engineer, there are many different aspects to support production and optimize various systems. Managers and peers are supportive and encouraging. Ideas for improvements are taken seriously.

Cons

Terribly understaffed; this results in consistently working 12+ hours per day. Root causes for problems often go unaddressed causing temporary fixes to equipment or systems in the plant. Certain people are unwilling to share their knowledge with peers.

1.0

Jul 20, 2011

It was a good place to work, until...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some great people to work with. Benefits package was great. My salary was really good. My commute was excellent

Cons

The people they put in management positions were micro managers, they were disrespectful and downright mean. The work had grown but they didn't increase the staff to do the work and got mad at all of the employees for not being able to keep up. HR was non existent. And when you went to the VP she pretended to care but she really didn't. There's very much a feeling of "be happy you have a job now go do it" in that office. I have to say I'm very happy to be out of there!

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