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 top reviewed jobs at Onto Innovation?

Engineer (15) , Field Service Engineer (15) , Associate Test Engineer (7) , Software Engineer (5) , Applications Scientist (4) , Applications Engineer (3) , Manager (3) , Systems Engineer (3) , Application Engineer (2) , BI Intern (2) , Field Service Engineer (FSE) (2) , Product Manager (2) , Sales Manager (2) , Senior Buyer (2) , Senior Field Service Engineer (2)

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

"Great people to work with." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great culture" ((in 6 reviews)); "Compensation is good, although it's still hard to afford living in Silicon Valley." ((in 6 reviews)); "Supportive and collaborative coworkers" ((in 4 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)); "If you value any amount of structure, make sure there is appropriate training for your role before taking an offer." ((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?

Milpitas , Bloomington , Wilmington , Hillsboro , San Jose , Dallas , Minneapolis , Budd Lake , Millville , Phoenix , Tucson , Austin , Portland , Wilmington

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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

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).

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Reviews by job title

149 reviews

5.0

Feb 22, 2022

Great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing major but great company

Cons

Not something I look to review

Onto Innovation Response

Thank you for your feedback!

3.0

Jan 26, 2022

Waiting for the dust to settle

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Merger made the stock higher

Cons

Upper east coast management is starting to cause key players to jump ship. Not many raises or reasons to stay with bean counting, micro managing upper management.

Onto Innovation Response

Thank you for leaving your review. All feedback is appreciated to continually improve here at Onto,

4.0

Jan 24, 2022

Good company, but difficult culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for overall

Cons

Poor performance is not corrected proactively.

Onto Innovation Response

Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear your thought on Onto being a great company. We would like to hear more about your negative experience and ways we can improve. Please email us at OntoTalentAcquisition@ontoinnovation.com.

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