Does Nidec pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Nidec?

61% of Nidec employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nidec 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nidec?

Engineer (26) , Project Manager (8) , Sales Manager (8) , Auxiliar De Produção (7) , Software Engineer (7) , Supervisor (7) , Manager (6) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , QA Engineer (6) , Sales (6) , Ingeniero De Calidad (5) , Machine Operator (5) , Project Engineer (5) , Quality Assurance Engineer (5) , Senior Engineer (5)

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

"Good People : I was there for 4 years and those people are some of my best friends." ((in 24 reviews)); "Nice colleague and boss." ((in 17 reviews)); "Good rate of pay Good hours, no forced weekends Nice amount of breaks" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good working environment, supportive senior management, supportive US counterparts, reasonable starting pay and good number of non" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great opportunities in the company" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Poor management; my direct manager would often fail to assign us work to do, and would disappear without advanced warning for days at a time." ((in 28 reviews)); "Low salary and too much overtime" ((in 24 reviews)); "japanese culture and" ((in 11 reviews)); "No work life balance and need to provide more benefits" ((in 10 reviews)); "managers can "motivate" 5 of 8 of their engineers to leave the company and no one asks a question what's wrong with this manager/director?" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nidec layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Nidec locations?

Saint Louis , Saint Charles , Chicago , Lexington , Mena , Mankato , Minster , Auburn Hills , Shelbyville , Akron , North Canton , Independence , Hoffman Estates , Syracuse , Southaven , Minneapolis , Princeton , Fort Wayne , Cleveland , Los Angeles , San Jose , Detroit , Novi , Eden Prairie , Saint Paul , Evansville , Indianapolis , Middletown , Eastlake , Torrance

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3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(412 total reviews)

Shigenobu Nagamori

77% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

Nidec has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 412 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nidec 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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412 reviews

3.0

Mar 9, 2017

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Pros

Challenging work Great benefits Great in depth knowledge gained of products and projects. Great benefits (Medical, dental, vision)

Cons

No flex time Juggling too many tasks at once

4.0

Mar 2, 2017

Being a part of Nidec Philippines Corp

New product introduction engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In Nidec, an Engineer will be able learn lot of things. Also, the management gives series of training for skill enhancements.

Cons

Low salary for an Engineer and Lack of benefits

1.0

Feb 23, 2017

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not very busy, free for graduate, has chance to grow yourself

Cons

lake of leadership, many office politics inside

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