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?

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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

1.0

Jun 3, 2022

Don't work here

Builder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job looks promising during recruitment

Cons

It can quickly become stressful once you start working in the assembly if you are a none Asian.

1.0

May 20, 2022

ok place to work

Manufacturing engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

its ok. not much to say about this place

Cons

nepotism. people trying to hold others down to prevent others from seeing how they are incompetent themselves. typical big company.

2.0

Aug 26, 2021

Run don't walk away from here - business positions

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A few really great people Making a solid product that changes lives, good mission statement Easy to get promoted / make an impact because no one knows what they are doing so it is easy to stand out if you have some expertise or experience Good IT department Work/life balance

Cons

Extremely political - executives hate each other and hate their reporting structure. Culture is full of backstabbing and gossip. Executives / leadership are extreme micro managers. Absolutely no process / data used to make decisions. It's alarming. A lot of nepotism. Some of it harmless...some of it not. Rife with bias, discrimination from daily interactions to hiring to promotions.

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