Does Donaldson Company pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Donaldson Company employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Donaldson Company. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Donaldson Company?

71% of Donaldson Company employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Donaldson Company 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Donaldson Company?

Engineer (29) , Project Engineer (9) , Sales Representative (9) , Senior Engineer (9) , Customer Service Representative (8) , Engineering Manager (8) , Machine Operator (8) , Applications Engineer (7) , Customer Service (7) , Manager (7) , Production Supervisor (7) , Sales (7) , Associate Accountant (6) , Inside Sales Representative (6) , Intern (6)

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

"Great people to work with who care about their jobs and doing a good job." ((in 61 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 46 reviews)); "The pay is good and the people are easy going to work with.I also enjoy the laid back atmosphere." ((in 37 reviews)); "Us culture good middle mgt" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 19 reviews))

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

"Negative working environment driven by poor management" ((in 41 reviews)); "Most managers don't care about what's right as much as they do playing the game." ((in 15 reviews)); "Upper management does no effectively communicate priorities" ((in 11 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the last year." ((in 6 reviews)); "par COLAs); got rid of an industry unique benefit of 401k and pension (since everybody else was doing it); New CEO doesn't seem to have a clue (got 50% raise while all the rest took reductions in pay; not good for morale); MGMT has the audacity to give out free ice cream sandwiches and free coffee/soda at fiscal year end...a real morale beat down." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Donaldson Company redundancies in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Donaldson Company locations?

Leicester , London , Manchester

Donaldson Company Reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(612 total reviews)

Tod Carpenter

78% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (612 reviews)

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Donaldson Company has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 612 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Donaldson Company 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

612 reviews

5.0

23 Jun 2026

Great opportunity for advancement, but some managers treat employees badly

Engineering technician ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Donaldson is eager to promote internal employees rather than hire outside. In five years, I have seen three engineering technicians (with engineering degrees) promoted to engineer. Donaldson is also very progressive as far as EHS implementation goes

Cons

Some individual managers do not fit the company's great safety first, employee development focused culture - there seems to be little drive for frontline managers to treat their employees with respect, and an understanding that they will be protected by HR or their immediate superiors

1.0

28 May 2026

Overworked by management with no additional pay

Quality technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The lower level people in the company.

Cons

Management Hr They like to pile on more work and no more pay If you do your job good you get to do other people's jobs too. Don't try to move up because they will tell you you're not qualified then hire someone off of the street with zero knowledge you have to train.

1.0

20 May 2026

Poor workplace, needs to work on culture

Hr manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

some co workers were great to work with

Cons

Lack of professionalism no accountability no autonomy to complete the expectations no respect by anyone no consistency Lack of leadership skills

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