Does Advantest pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Advantest employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Advantest. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Advantest?

77% of Advantest employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Advantest 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Advantest?

Applications Engineer (15) , Software Engineer (14) , Engineer (8) , Application Engineer (6) , Field Service Engineer (FSE) (5) , Senior Software Engineer (5) , Software Developer (5) , Mechanical Engineer (4) , Senior Engineer (4) , Application-Engineer (3) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Field Service Engineer (3) , Manager (3) , Test Engineer (3) , Customer Engineer (2)

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

"The company has good benefit" ((in 18 reviews)); "People are nice." ((in 17 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good pay, lots of autonomy." ((in 7 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Bad management" ((in 10 reviews)); "The salary is low compare to design house" ((in 9 reviews)); "Absent leadership" ((in 4 reviews)); "difficult to get promotions, chaotic environment, upper management needs some restructuring to be more functional." ((in 3 reviews)); "Extremely long hours, your product line can be canceled and entire department can be laid off despite profitability thanks to N.A. President's transition to CEO" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Advantest layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Advantest locations?

San Jose , Lake Forest , Austin , Phoenix , Irvine , Chandler , Somerset , Cordova , Baldwin Park , San Diego , Fremont , San Francisco , Cupertino , Milpitas , Santa Clara , Fort Collins , Allentown , Worcester , Astin

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Advantest reviews

3.7

77% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)

Doug Lefever

87% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

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Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Reviews by job title

52 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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4.0

Feb 24, 2021

Not bad

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is high enough, and benefits are also good.

Cons

Very long working time. Job is boring.

5.0

Jan 1, 2021

The best company

Sqa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clever and friendly engineers, responsive management, good salary, flexible schedule

Cons

For now I didn't observe any cons

5.0

Nov 19, 2020

Takes a continuous improvement approach

Global marketing communications

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible schedule, supports remote working, bonus 2x year

Cons

needs better employee perks, too focused on R&D only

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