Does Starkey pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Starkey employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Starkey. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Starkey?

61% of Starkey employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Starkey 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Starkey?

Engineer (13) , Software Engineer (11) , Customer Service Representative (10) , Director (9) , Sales (9) , Marketing (8) , Manager (7) , Sales Representative (7) , Hearing Aid Specialist (5) , Lab Technician (5) , Research Engineer (5) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Systems Verification Engineer (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Audiologist (3)

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

"Hire good people" ((in 45 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the collective work of the company is fulfilling." ((in 36 reviews)); "Great team and people to work with that want to continually improve day to day operations." ((in 19 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "life balance, great coworkers" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Starkey has a reputation for burning through their sales representatives with excessive workload and low pay." ((in 15 reviews)); "Upper management is very strict and they do not listen to what lower level employees have to say." ((in 11 reviews)); "They continue to let go good managers in order to hold onto money." ((in 10 reviews)); "Nepotism is alive and well." ((in 7 reviews)); "Salary is low" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Starkey layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Starkey locations?

Eden Prairie , Minneapolis , Burnsville , Sandy , Chicago , Missouri City , New York Mills , Douglas , Helena , Austin , Dallas , Webster , Glencoe , Chanhassen , San Diego , Berkeley , Loveland , Tiffin , Jacksonville , Miami , Tampa , Edina , Tuna , Florida Ridge

Starkey reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(444 total reviews)

Brandon Sawalich

45% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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Starkey has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 444 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Starkey 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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444 reviews

1.0

Sep 14, 2020

Shady! Terrible! Toxic!

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people abound everywhere except management. Clean restrooms Free parking

Cons

Nepotism at its worst Executives’ awful reputations well deserved...read the news Former President was a fraud, current president is worse Talking like they care, acting like could care less Kiss your personal life goodbye if you work here These aren’t good people...they got sued by current and former employees for fraudulently categorizing inside reps as exempt so they could work them to the bone and not pay overtime.

3.0

Sep 5, 2020

Changing Management

Regional field executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supports a strong company culture

Cons

Constantly Management changes Create a toxic work environment

2.0

Sep 4, 2020

Move along folks!

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and commission plan started good but leadership started ‘fixing’ that three years ago....basically was a designed pay cut. Nice campus. Good technology but poor quality. Customers were generally great to work with.

Cons

Leadership is a snake pit and both pres and ceo have some serious skeletons in their respective closets. Company is way behind in direct to consumer which will be a major distribution channel in years to come. Politics...matters more if you’re “in” and not as much how well you do your job. Employees who donated to their sham of a foundation were favored over those who didn’t. Horrible work/life balance if you work in sales or marketing. Locker room like sales atmosphere.

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