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 17, 2018

Horrible company - Uses employees and then spits them out

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Newport corp was awesome, once acquired by MKS it went on a downward spiral

Cons

MKS is poorly managed and has high turnover in management, Irvine Ca Location morale is very low and management keeps pushing

5.0

Aug 11, 2018

Strong culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management understands details & is not afraid to act. Strong culture of accountability & continuous improvement

Cons

Can be a bit cheap. Some functions are led by people who have come up from a small company background & are in over their head.

4.0

Apr 18, 2018

Engineer Sales Managment Trainee program

Chemical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

During the last months i had been working in a instrumentation company whose major activity consist in industrial intrument distribution. My job there was a set of instrument quotation on chemical company projects and internal project comunication management as i have a well spoken french, spanish, english and catalan. The job present good oportunity, to get contact with database softwares like G2K and app like Force manager. Moreover i learnt how to set instruments part as their configuration too. Finally i used to speak diferent languages when dealing with foreign clients besides the contact expantion it provides.

Cons

However, working here have the main drawback to be stress full sometimes, due to the exigences from the client. As high is the budget of the project, they get excited about the capital invested, followed by some creno situation.

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