Does Amgen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Amgen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Amgen. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Amgen?

64% of Amgen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Amgen 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amgen?

Senior Manager (159) , Director (118) , Senior Associate (108) , Manager (102) , Scientist (93) , Sales Representative (80) , Project Manager (77) , Manufacturing Associate (73) , Intern (70) , Associate Scientist (54) , Engineer (53) , Senior Scientist (50) , Associate (48) , Senior Engineer (44) , Data Scientist (31)

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

"By working there as a full time employee you will work on a beautiful campus and receive great benefits." ((in 711 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 347 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 297 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 243 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 219 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 170 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorganizations which seemed to be due to planning issues and moving work overseas." ((in 93 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 62 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 46 reviews)); "Upper management is biased." ((in 39 reviews))

What are employees saying about Amgen redundancies in 2026?

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

Amgen Reviews

3.8

64% would recommend to a friend

(4,184 total reviews)

Robert A. Bradway

75% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture and values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,184 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amgen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

20 Jan 2021

Poor culture and lack of professionalism

Senior business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Market leader in their field

Cons

Poor culture, unprofessional behaviour and full of politics.

Amgen Response

5y

Thank you for your review. We encourage you to share more details about your experience with our team at amgen@careers.pure.cloud.

2.0

19 June 2020

Don’t be fooled by the corporate comms messages

Commercial operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Benefits eg shares, bonus, medical Products and pipeline Majority of people in positions below director are lovely. Most at director and above lose sight of what’s important and focus on own personal agenda

Cons

Leaders are not people leaders Very very poor people leadership Bureaucracy stifles innovation Far too many cooks in the kitchen to be agile Excessive volume of meetings As a company has own self image of being a great place to work which is stopping them from truly reflecting on areas where huge improvements are required to make it a more pleasurable place to work. Eg WFH as an accepted practice is all talk and most managers frown on it as a way of providing flexible work conditions. Hoping recent times will change this behavior.

Amgen Response

6y

Thank you for your review. At Amgen, we aim to uphold the highest degree of professionalism in all we do to serve patients. If you'd be so kind as to provide additional details of your experience by writing to talentacquisitioninquiries@amgen.com, we will do our very best to prevent similar feelings in the future. Again, thank you for bringing this matter to our attention.

3.0

4 Feb 2025

Great products, flat structure

Medical science liaison (msl)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Smart and connected global workforce, ability to support pipeline and inline products. Excellent training and support. Highly flexible work arrangements.

Cons

Limited promotion opportunities due to flat structure. Long tenure staff make it difficult to transfer.

Amgen Response

1y

Thank you for your feedback. If there's anything else you'd like to share with our team, please do not hesitate to reach out to amgen@careers.pure.cloud to share more. Again, thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

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