Does Samsung Electronics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Samsung Electronics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Samsung Electronics. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Samsung Electronics?

65% of Samsung Electronics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Samsung Electronics 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Samsung Electronics?

Software Engineer (1124) , Engineer (380) , Senior Software Engineer (333) , Manager (297) , Senior Engineer (213) , Staff Engineer (212) , Product Manager (208) , Intern (177) , Assistant Manager (171) , Sales Associate (150) , Principal Engineer (143) , Project Manager (139) , Lead Engineer (133) , Senior Manager (133) , Operador De Produção (124)

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

"responsible and well behaved staff and every workaer work very hard.it also provide a good salary to every worker of the company..." ((in 941 reviews)); "Stable and good benefit and off from work on time" ((in 806 reviews)); "It was nice and people were great" ((in 482 reviews)); "Pay is good if you are from good college and no need to work hard just complete office hours" ((in 458 reviews)); "good colleagues and partners" ((in 276 reviews))

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

"No work life balance Need to work on Saturdays and on Holidays without any comp off" ((in 621 reviews)); "it is Korean company and very much affected by Korean culture" ((in 589 reviews)); "Bad management Not to much thing to do" ((in 563 reviews)); "late stay and late working hours" ((in 229 reviews)); "Long hours and very competitive" ((in 190 reviews))

What are employees saying about Samsung Electronics layoffs in 2026?

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

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Samsung Electronics reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(12,895 total reviews)

Jong Hee Han

63% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

Samsung Electronics has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 12,895 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Samsung Electronics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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13K reviews

2.0

Sep 7, 2009

SISO is not a bad place to work

Lead engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Safe job, won't layoff during downtimes Some of the projects are quite interesting to work on People can get exposure to a lot of different technologies in the embedded domain

Cons

No technical leaders with lots of experience in any domain Recently removed flexi-timings while Samsung HQ in Korea switched to flexi-timing Depending on the skill level pay may not be too good No clarity on growth or what you might be doing 6 months down the line

3.0

Jun 28, 2009

good compensation, difficult to get used to their way of thinking

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good compensation (after very small or even zero taxes) - lot's of bonuses: company provides free or reduced rate accommodation, transport, dinners, sport facilities etc - interesting projects, steep learning curve for a fresh graduate

Cons

- hard to balance between work and private life - not much knowledge sharing unless you know Korean - promotion is limited - technical level of engineers may vary

1.0

Jun 5, 2009

Would not work here again.

Sales assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefit is good. 401k, medical, dental, people are nice.

Cons

No future. Slow promotions, bad appreciations for jobs you've done

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