Does Daikin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Daikin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Daikin. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Daikin?

69% of Daikin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Daikin 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Daikin?

Engineer (82) , Sales Engineer (49) , Intern (29) , Sales (24) , Design Engineer (23) , Manager (23) , Assembly Line Worker (20) , Senior Engineer (18) , Executive (16) , Project Engineer (16) , Machine Operator (15) , Mechanical Engineer (15) , Production Engineer (14) , Internship (13) , Forklift Operator (12)

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

"It is big and old fashion company has good benefit for their employees and interns." ((in 126 reviews)); "The pay is good for auburn and the people that work there are good." ((in 102 reviews)); "Great people to work with and pay" ((in 69 reviews)); "Supportive and friendly colleagues" ((in 52 reviews)); "A Good Work life balance" ((in 49 reviews))

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

"Management is poor your treated like sheep 🐑 they are only interested sleeping with other staff members" ((in 112 reviews)); "Long hours and hard to get family time" ((in 24 reviews)); "Unorganized and poor communication in maintenance dept." ((in 17 reviews)); "Too many managers on 1st." ((in 16 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about the employees" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Daikin layoffs in 2026?

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

Daikin reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,606 total reviews)

Noriyuki Inoue

78% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Daikin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,606 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Daikin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

2.0

Aug 7, 2012

McQuay International

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great people and facility. nice area to live in.

Cons

poor exec management and too much turn over

2.0

Jul 24, 2012

Oil and Water Don't Mix - not very well at least

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dedicated people who want to do a good job

Cons

Unrealistic expectations of how quickly it could be turned round Past fears of further layoffs and the uncertainties of the Daikin Takeover have damaged the culture Too many silos Poor to non-existent leadership Japanese culture was not well implemented even thought it was needed Poor understanding of what it takes to compete against the market leaders in the commercial space

4.0

Jun 9, 2012

satisfactory level

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

there is no superiority complex from any hirerchy persons

Cons

no proper finance team support

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