Does Penumbra pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Penumbra employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Penumbra. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Penumbra?

58% of Penumbra employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Penumbra 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Penumbra?

Production Builder (26) , Production Builder I (19) , Product Builder (17) , Quality Control Inspector (12) , Engineer (10) , Production (10) , Product Builder II (8) , Product Builder I (6) , Production Builder II (6) , Production Supervisor (6) , Analyst (5) , Manager (5) , Production Assembler (5) , Clinical Research Associate (4) , Clinical Specialist (4)

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

"Friendly people and the company is growing" ((in 46 reviews)); "Good benefits are good and you can purchase stock at a discount." ((in 45 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 13 reviews)); "Nice coworkers (for the most part)" ((in 13 reviews)); "Company culture is good" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Bad management especially QC" ((in 29 reviews)); "3) favoritism" ((in 23 reviews)); "I’m sure the low pay offered also had a lot to do with the horrible attitude from management." ((in 20 reviews)); "Nepotism is rampant." ((in 18 reviews)); "Culture is Toxic" ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Penumbra layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Penumbra locations?

Alameda , Roseville , Oakland , San Francisco , Sacramento , Fremont , Salt Lake City , New York , Detroit , Charlotte , Los Angeles , Elk Grove , Rocklin , Antioch , Castro Valley , Hayward , Livermore , Newark , San Leandro , San Jose , Santa Cruz , Fargo , Cal-Vel

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Penumbra reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(412 total reviews)

Adam Elsesser

73% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Penumbra has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 412 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Penumbra 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

412 reviews

5.0

Oct 23, 2017

Product Builder I

Product builder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get what you put into your work.

Cons

As product builders we are easily replaceable.

3.0

Sep 11, 2017

Guidance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, diverse staff, well not in production, growing company, great opportunities. I did not know anyone when I joined Penumbra, met smart people here. Definitely room to grow.

Cons

HR team is by far unprofessional, different answers amongst their own team. I got all majority answer from the orientation team; who is not ran by HR but by production. Probably why they are productive. All engineering groups work well together but not always up to try out something new for change. I often wonder how certain supervisors Internally got promoted, but then again a lot of these promotions in production and qc supervisors are usually because some one is related to certain directors or managers.

4.0

Sep 9, 2017

Production Lead

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of opportunities to grow within the company

Cons

There was a big changes in attendance policy. You will be fine as long as you follow the company rule...

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