Does Onto Innovation pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Onto Innovation employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Onto Innovation. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Onto Innovation?

46% of Onto Innovation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Onto Innovation 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Onto Innovation according to real employee reviews?

"People are friendly and helpful" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 6 reviews)); "Free working environment and good pay" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great Culture" ((in 5 reviews)); "Compensation is good, although it's still hard to afford living in Silicon Valley." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"I had 3 different managers in 1.5 years." ((in 8 reviews)); "poor management and can't keep people stay in the company" ((in 6 reviews)); "There was no work life balance" ((in 5 reviews)); "4. no training." ((in 5 reviews)); "Salary increasing is very slow" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Onto Innovation layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Onto Innovation locations?

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Onto Innovation reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(149 total reviews)

Michael P. Plisinski

47% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

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Onto Innovation has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 149 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Onto Innovation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

149 reviews

2.0

May 12, 2022

Lots of room for improvement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good friendly helpful people Healthy work environment

Cons

Low Compensation No Career Path and Growth

Onto Innovation Response

We are happy to hear you enjoyed working with your collogues at Onto! We pride ourselves for a safe and happy work environment. Thank you for your comment on Onto's career paths. We are always looking on ways we can improve and your feedback is greatly appreciated.

2.0

Apr 18, 2022

Ever changing management

Senior director, product management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None to put in the review

Cons

Leadership has always fell short

Onto Innovation Response

Thank you for your review. Every feedback we receive help us to continually improve.

2.0

Mar 11, 2022

Reasonable work-life balance for semiconductor industry

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Balanced work if you advocate for yourself

Cons

Pitty small people politics Decisions are mostly motivated by cult/own benefit and not company's, therefore, politics and interpersonal relations are the keys to professional growth Old technology

Onto Innovation Response

Thank you for leaving your feedback. We strive incredibly hard here to make every employee's experience enjoyable and we’re really sorry we’ve not been able to meet your expectations this time. We appreciate you pointing this out and Onto Innovation is better for it.

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