Does MKS Instruments pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MKS Instruments employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MKS Instruments. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MKS Instruments?

85% of MKS Instruments employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MKS Instruments 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MKS Instruments?

Engineer (15) , Manager (10) , Intern (6) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , Human Resources (5) , Manufacturing Engineer (5) , Production Assembler (5) , Program Manager (5) , Technician (5) , Project Manager (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Test Engineer (4) , Business Analyst (3) , Director (3) , Engineering Intern (3)

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

"good people to work with" ((in 42 reviews)); "Good benefits overall if you have a family" ((in 28 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 24 reviews)); "Pay is good (..but not great)" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good salary" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Management is bad at everything" ((in 17 reviews)); "Employees are completely ignored when ask Upper Management for help" ((in 10 reviews)); "Your work life will depend on your direct manager and management chain." ((in 8 reviews)); "The communication is poor." ((in 7 reviews)); "Could use more formal training but everyone is willing to help if you take initiative" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about MKS Instruments layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed MKS Instruments locations?

Andover , Irvine , Rochester , Wilmington , Boston , Milpitas , Methuen , Austin , San Jose , Santa Clara , Boulder , Littleton , Beaverton , Portland , Franklin , North Andover , Logan , Los Angeles , Broomfield , Denver , Lowell , New York , Tucson , Bozeman , Cypress , Fremont , Orlando , Chelmsford , Lawrence , Lynn

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MKS Instruments reviews

4.0

85% would recommend to a friend

(86 total reviews)

John T.C. Lee

90% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

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Reviews by job title

86 reviews

Reviews about "Management"

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1.0

Aug 7, 2020

Bad MGT Stay Away

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not many, Mid Management was good to work with.

Cons

Uper management was really bad in Rochester, Micro Managed everyone. No direction, no decision making capability can only give negative feed back

2.0

Aug 19, 2019

Poorly Run Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great People, great products, team

Cons

Poor Management, poor communication and training.

3.0

Aug 1, 2019

Working here can be rewarding, but unstable

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This was my first engineering job out of college. I worked here for four years and I was at two different divisions of the company: Boulder, CO and Longmont, CO. Boulder: -Good team of engineers that would pitch in to help each other with their workload. -Fill different job functions (worked with manufacturing, buyers, 3D printing, customers) -Each project was shorter than a month, so I got to see a lot of variety. -When I would find I was getting bored with one product line, then I would get transferred to something new. -hands-off management. Longmont: -New product development with multidisciplinary teams -I felt like I came into my own as an engineer and realized what being a mechanical engineer looks like. -Hands-off management style -Friendlier atmosphere. More people ate lunch together -Free soda and coffee in the cafeteria

Cons

Not a lot of career development opportunities at either location. I felt like changing job functions is frowned upon because you never really lose the old job functions. Even 3 years after I was moved from a product line and the product line was discontinued I was still asked questions about the old product line. I think a lot of the hesitancy from upper management to shift employees around is that the CEO has to approve of every hire. Honestly, if the CEO would let business divisions make their own decisions about what they need and don't need, then the company as a whole would be better off. There was a lot of turnover in both management and non-management positions Because of the turnover in management, there were a lot of mixed messages and I felt like management's direction wasn't unified.

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