Does Applied Optoelectronics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Applied Optoelectronics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Applied Optoelectronics. This rating has decreased by 25% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Applied Optoelectronics?

18% of Applied Optoelectronics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Applied Optoelectronics 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.1 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Applied Optoelectronics?

Engineer (16) , Process Engineer (8) , Manufacturing Engineer (5) , Technician (3) , Operator (2) , Production Engineer (2) , Professional (2) , Wafer Process Engineer (2) , Wafer Process Technician (2)

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

"Great benefits" ((in 11 reviews)); "Nice people and nice neighborhood" ((in 6 reviews)); "Excellent coworkers to work with." ((in 5 reviews)); "I have worked in AOI for 10 years, people are pretty friendly and job security is good." ((in 3 reviews)); "Great learning opportunities in this company" ((in 2 reviews))

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

"The production leadership in particular contributed to a toxic culture." ((in 8 reviews)); "Low pay" ((in 8 reviews)); "Not to mention the manager just have the credit and took no responsibility for any decisions, he himself wants engineers to make final decisions, if bad things happen, he takes no responsibility at all." ((in 4 reviews)); "Work/life balance can be a challenge at times but that should be expected at a fast paced company that plays in high growth markets." ((in 4 reviews)); "Cultural or ethnic diversity in a professional role and management is nonexistent." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Applied Optoelectronics locations?

Sugar Land , Houston , New York , Atlanta

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1.9

18% would recommend to a friend

(115 total reviews)

Thompson Lin

3% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.6

Career opportunities

2.3

Diversity & inclusion

2.1

Culture & values

2.1

Compensation and benefits

2.0

Senior management

Applied Optoelectronics has an employee rating of 1.9 out of 5 stars, based on 115 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Applied Optoelectronics employee rating is 45% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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115 reviews

1.0

Mar 24, 2026

Poor management, unrealistic deadlines

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Entry level opportunities, good direct managers

Cons

Upper management sets unrealistic deadlines, last minute requests, overtime every week, many new people with limited training, overall disorganized work environment

1.0

Mar 21, 2026

Toxic working environment full of mismanagement

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security due to high turnover rate

Cons

No work-life balance management with no common sense Low pay for unrealistic expectations

1.0

Jan 21, 2026

Bad experience

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Food in Texas is good

Cons

Micro management, low salary, high working hours, working over time a lot

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