Does Advantest pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Advantest employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Advantest. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Advantest?

75% of Advantest employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Advantest 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 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) , Customer Engineer (2) , Director (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 16 reviews)); "Good perks and bonuses." ((in 9 reviews)); "Colleagues are good and willing to help." ((in 7 reviews)); "Working environment is good except Finance" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Salaries: You will definitely get paid less than the market average!" ((in 10 reviews)); "Bad management" ((in 9 reviews)); "Absent leadership" ((in 5 reviews)); "difficult to get promotions, chaotic environment, upper management needs some restructuring to be more functional." ((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

3.6

75% would recommend to a friend

(225 total reviews)

Doug Lefever

84% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Advantest has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 225 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Advantest employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

225 reviews

3.0

Jan 22, 2015

Top 2 semiconductor test company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

top 2 market leader strong customer relationships good technology strong organization

Cons

lower profitability Japan centric organization nothing more at this point

4.0

May 16, 2014

Challenging integration of two companies in a challenging market segment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and people management

Cons

No strategy, No growth, Feeble outcomes for most recent new product efforts

4.0

Feb 26, 2014

Great Team Members!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team. Fun technologies to work with.

Cons

Frequent project changes disrupts work.

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