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Starkey is a privately held, global hearing technology company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Owned by Bill Austin since 1967, Starkey is known for its innovative design, development and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems. Led today by President and CEO Brandon Sawalich, Starkey has more than 5,000 employees, operates 28 facilities and does business in more than 100 markets worldwide. Learn more at starkey.com. read more
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PARTICIPANTS
74
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RATINGS
671

Starkey Company Culture

Starkey Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.4/5
Starkey's Overall Culture is rated C+

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Starkey CEO

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Brandon Sawalich Starkey's CEO
Brandon Sawalich
60 /100

Mission, Vision, & Values

Starkey is much more than the hearing aids we produce. Starkey is an experience. One that doesn't merely promise more, but delivers more: more communication, more participation, and more opportunities to do what you love to do.

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Starkey Culture At a Glance

Starkey has 5000 employees. 74 employees at Starkey have reviewed Starkey across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was a month ago.

Overall, the 74 Starkey employees give their leadership a grade of C+, or Top 50% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Starkey are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Starkey, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Starkey are generally satisfied with their team. 74 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C. The majority believe the meetings at Starkey are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Starkey believe the environment at Starkey is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Starkey is moderate. About 57% of the employees at Starkey work 8 hours or less, while 3% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Starkey are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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How many women are in your team? is it diverse enough?

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  • Some departments (e.g. software, firmware, systems, product management, project management, and audiology research) have reasonable gender...

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How hard is it to get promoted at Starkey?

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  • It depends on what department you work in. Customer facing roles are more difficult than technical roles.

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  • causal

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Starkey applied for 21 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 86% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Starkey has a total of 5000 employees

21
Total Applied
  • 86% Granted (18 out of 21)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 21)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 21)
  • 14% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (3 out of 21)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Starkey

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30%

Starkey currently ranks in the Top 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Starkey

top 5% Diversity

Starkey currently ranks in the Top 5% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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eNPS Score
31%Promoters
13%Passives
56%Detractors

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Starkey vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Phonak AG
    68 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Unitron Hearing Limited
    68 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Starkey
    67 / 100
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Perks & Benefits

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Dental Insurance
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Health Insurance
Life Insurance
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