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 (18) , 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?

"Nice people to work with and motivating to work on something that helps people in their day to day lives." ((in 43 reviews)); "Good benefits are good and you can purchase stock at a discount." ((in 43 reviews)); "Good pay, relatively easy job, can listen to music and stuff in one ear" ((in 22 reviews)); "coworkers are friendly and helpful" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Bad management especially QC" ((in 30 reviews)); "Management is a bit unorganized, double standards, favoritism" ((in 21 reviews)); "Nepotism is rampant." ((in 18 reviews)); "Culture is Toxic" ((in 12 reviews)); "poor leadership and management style." ((in 10 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

Penumbra reviews

3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(411 total reviews)

Adam Elsesser

73% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Penumbra has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 411 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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411 reviews

1.0

Dec 8, 2021

Nepotism and Favortism All Around

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Free Coffee - Growing Company - Close to Alameda Ferry - Business Park Shuttle to Bart

Cons

- Executive's children are promoted to IT Business, Finance, Marketing, and Product Manager, over individuals with tons more experience and education in the field. - Favoritism is rampant. If a employee raises concerns, they are silenced, and "yes people" are promoted. - Pay is low compared to industry standards. - Culture is Toxic - HR does not support employees, is only on the lookout for the Company's best interest. - Middle Managers in every team from Product Survelliance, Customer Service, Legal, Marketing, HR, and more are useless. Work is funneled down, and they are constantly "in meetings".

1.0

Nov 5, 2019

Quality Control Department(Metal) "Nepotism at it best "

Quality control

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good health benefits . Penumbra is an awesome company but the QC department is very corrupted.

Cons

Steady work and good benefits but management style to oppressed. QC department (Metal) was rife with nepotism and favoritism. It was an incredibly hostile work environment and the overall morale was so low it was hard to make oneself go to work. Employee and manager speak their own native language during business hour .

2.0

Mar 18, 2017

Not recommended

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

1) Most people are willing to help if you ask. 2) Highly collaborative work environment. 3) 25 cent sodas 4) potlucks and free leftover food everywhere 5) Friendly atmosphere 6) Nice location by the water and OAK 7) Security personnel very friendly and helpful

Cons

1) Nepotism is unfortunately high 2) Difficulty In communicating with non-english speakers 3) favoritism 4) people used as scapegoat (AKA thrown under bus) 5) Poor management of certain departments 6) depending on department, very hard to advance upwards to in company 7) Sick people allowed to come to work, which allows sickness to spread easily. Please enforce rules and send them home to get better. 8) Lack of management taking responsibility when things go wrong 9) Office politics is alive and well 10) HR borderline incompetent (at best)

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