Is Rockwell Automation a good company to work for?

Rockwell Automation has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,668 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Rockwell Automation to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Rockwell Automation have been left by employees working as Intern , Hardware Engineer and Embedded Software Engineer .

Does Rockwell Automation pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rockwell Automation employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rockwell Automation. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rockwell Automation?

73% of Rockwell Automation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rockwell Automation 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rockwell Automation?

Software Engineer (139) , Project Engineer (113) , Account Manager (110) , Project Manager (92) , Engineer (72) , Senior Software Engineer (65) , Intern (59) , Manager (56) , Field Service Engineer (37) , Sales (33) , Sales Manager (32) , Senior Engineer (29) , Software Developer (28) , Business Analyst (25) , Technical Support Engineer (25)

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

"The culture is great and your local office really is your family away from your family." ((in 287 reviews)); "The people are great and you work on some cool projects" ((in 277 reviews)); "Benefits are good but health insurance premiums are a little high but not a deal breaker." ((in 156 reviews)); "Good Pay and Hikes based on performance" ((in 117 reviews)); "good work culture and exploring" ((in 83 reviews))

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

"low salary and other facilities" ((in 125 reviews)); "Bad manager bad managemnet not good" ((in 56 reviews)); "The Management team for South East Asia clearly has no leadership to execute the vision." ((in 42 reviews)); "Upper management, Managers, Directors were clueless except for their own compensation packages" ((in 25 reviews)); "Low diversity in some places but company is definitely taking strides to help balance this." ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rockwell Automation layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Rockwell Automation locations?

Milwaukee , Mequon , Cleveland , Mayfield Heights , Twinsburg , Mayfield Heights , Mayfield , Houston , Chicago , New York , Ladysmith , Richland Center , Denver , Dallas , Detroit , Chelmsford , Atlanta , Saint Louis , Austin , Eden Prairie , Minneapolis , Nashville , Boston , San Jose , Champaign , Troy , Seattle , Cincinnati , Phoenix , Grand Rapids

Rockwell Automation reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(3,603 total reviews)

Blake Moret

73% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Rockwell Automation has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,603 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rockwell Automation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Oct 6, 2018

Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary, enviroment,structure and potential

Cons

Decisions at Corporate only, Evaluation Process very sibjective

Rockwell Automation Response

7y

Hello - thanks for taking time to leave a review. I'm glad to read that during your time with us, you experienced working with some great people and technologies, though I am sorry it was not an overall positive experience. If you are up for a one-on-one conversation about your time with us, I would welcome that conversation. Please get in touch. - Caitlin Patek, Talent Brand Team (capatek@ra.rockwell.com)

2.0

Oct 3, 2018

It's good when you want stay for while, but don't expect some interesting work.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable job, work environment (hardware)

Cons

No Agile in Agile, lots of paperwork, lack of modern development

Rockwell Automation Response

7y

Thank you for sharing this feedback with us. I was actually just at the Katowice office on a work assignment, I wish we could've connected in-person, but I'm just seeing this review now! If you'd like to connect offline on how we can improve your experience, it would be great to hear from you. Let's chat, if you feel comfortable! - Caitlin Patek, Talent Brand Team (capatek@ra.rockwell.com)

3.0

Oct 1, 2018

great company; bad micro management

Account manager end users

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

innovation, healthy, good payment, future possibilities

Cons

bad micro management and excel is their experience

Rockwell Automation Response

7y

I'm really sorry to hear you wouldn't recommend Rockwell Automation. It looks like you've been with us for about 10 years, and for that, please know we appreciate you! We work really hard every year to gather employee feedback through our Global Voices Survey. We hope you'll participate this year and share your specific feedback so we can right any wrongs, and make your work experience a better one. Any other feedback, please reach out directly! - Caitlin Patek, Talent Brand Team (capatek@ra.rockwell.com)

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