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)); "Good work life balance" ((in 16 reviews)); "People are nice." ((in 16 reviews)); "Good perks and bonuses." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great Culture" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"The salary is low compare to design house" ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad management" ((in 8 reviews)); "Absent leadership" ((in 6 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

3.0

Dec 15, 2014

Lots of smart hard working people! Some friendly, some with their heads in the sand.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People who are friendly, willing to share, and hard working. There are more positive people than negative ones. The pay structure, vacation plan, ESPP, and other benifits. Hard work can be rewarded. The work itself is ever changing. There is a great work/life balance.

Cons

A set of people who think they are better then those around them, who play politics, and pass the buck whenever they think blame may come their way. They are usually evident, as others usually avoid them, or the business they are in is suffering. And, second is a set of people who refuse to change. They are stuck in the way things used to be, and don't see that the market has either moved, or that no one ever liked the way it was. Also, Advantest and Verigy have not merged together as smoothly as one would have hoped.

3.0

Jul 18, 2014

lots of politics

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good learning in area good technology good benefits

Cons

much politics with groups keep bad workers and layoff good workers

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