Is Johnson Controls a good company to work for as a Application-Engineer?

Application-Engineer professionals working at Johnson Controls have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 70 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Johnson Controls employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Application-Engineer Jobs at Johnson Controls now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Application-Engineer interview questions at Johnson Controls .

Does Johnson Controls pay Application-Engineer employees well?

Application-Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Johnson Controls with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 70 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Application-Engineer salaries at Johnson Controls.

How happy are Application-Engineer professionals working at Johnson Controls?

65% of Application-Engineer employees at Johnson Controls would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 21% in the past 12 months. Application-Engineer professionals have also rated Johnson Controls with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Johnson Controls?

Project Manager (206) , Software Engineer (158) , Manager (152) , Account Executive (137) , Engineer (127) , Sales Engineer (116) , Sales Representative (93) , Assistant Manager (92) , Intern (89) , Senior Software Engineer (89) , Sales (86) , Sales Manager (85) , Project Engineer (75) , Director (71) , Design Engineer (65)

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

"Good benefits and 401k are nice" ((in 612 reviews)); "Great people to work with that want the best for the company and their customers." ((in 528 reviews)); "Its pretty good pay and there is plenty of oportunity to make $50k+ for just being blue collar." ((in 480 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 353 reviews)); "Salary is good and growth" ((in 269 reviews))

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

"They have good Manager and worker" ((in 162 reviews)); "On your own and no training" ((in 129 reviews)); "Upper management is bad" ((in 117 reviews)); "Long hours and very stressful" ((in 99 reviews)); "This company provides no job security and there is constant restructuring and every 1 to1.5 year every department gets redundancy." ((in 77 reviews))

Johnson Controls Application-Engineer reviews

3.9

65% would recommend to a friend

(70 total reviews)

Joakim Weidemanis

40% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

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Application Engineer employees have rated Johnson Controls with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 70 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Application Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Johnson Controls is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Application Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Industrie industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

70 reviews

3.0

Apr 20, 2026

Payscale difference

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Workload is more just like any other company but holiday and leaves are their on time that in only beneficial

Cons

Salary structure is very poor, long term engineers are not provided with any increment or promotion, external resources are hired and paid well for doing same job.

Johnson Controls Response

2mo

Thank you for taking the time to provide important input on our compensation and benefits as a Applications Engineer. At Johnson Controls, we aim to provide competitive pay and a robust benefits plan that supports our employees' well-being. We’ll use this information to continually improve our offerings.

3.0

Oct 20, 2025

Great company

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and benefits. Multiple offices and employment opportunities

Cons

Poor management and unreceptive to complaints or suggestions

Johnson Controls Response

8mo

We’re sorry you had a negative experience with our senior management as a Applications Engineer. We know your relationship with management significantly impacts your career satisfaction and we will use your feedback to continually improve our working environment.

4.0

Oct 7, 2025

Review

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will get experience of this field

Cons

They will very less as compared to market

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