Does Phenomenex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Phenomenex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Phenomenex. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Phenomenex?

38% of Phenomenex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Phenomenex 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Phenomenex?

Technical Sales Consultant (24) , Account Manager (7) , Lab Technician (7) , Sales (6) , Customer Service Representative (5) , Technical Consultant (5) , Manager (4) , Sales Representative (4) , Application Scientist (3) , Customer Service (3) , Marketing (3) , Product Manager (3) , (2) , Business Analyst (2) , Buyer/Planner (2)

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

"Marketing team full of great people to work with" ((in 18 reviews)); "good benefit and wfh" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great and kind peers and coworkers" ((in 7 reviews)); "Does give thoritical and practical training." ((in 6 reviews)); "Definitely would tell my friends to work at Phenomenex and always new opportunities to advance." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Pay is low." ((in 16 reviews)); "Some of the managers do not seem to fully understand what their employees do and do not communicate well." ((in 10 reviews)); "low salaries, too" ((in 10 reviews)); "Since it's been around for 30+ years, there are a lot of old habits that die hard and these are especially seen through upper management." ((in 5 reviews)); "Compensation is low and yearly merits are bad." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Phenomenex layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Phenomenex locations?

Torrance , Los Angeles , Irvine , Huntington Beach , Tampa , Boston

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Phenomenex

Part of Danaher

Phenomenex reviews

2.8

38% would recommend to a friend

(207 total reviews)

Kaveh Kahen

42% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.5

Career opportunities

2.4

Compensation and benefits

2.3

Senior management

Phenomenex has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 207 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Phenomenex employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

207 reviews

3.0

Dec 11, 2015

Nice place to work in

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, good culture, fair pay.

Cons

did not provide enough supervise

4.0

Oct 28, 2015

Great place to work, corporate culture second to none

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Folks here work hard and play hard. Very unique corporate culture centered around philanthropy and fun. There is also plenty of opportunity if you are a workaholic to go above and beyond.

Cons

Pay is sub par to industry standards, though "fair" in some respects. Since it's been around for 30+ years, there are a lot of old habits that die hard and these are especially seen through upper management. Politics, especially since it really is "family owned" but every company has them. Company fosters a mentality of putting out fires instead of setting up systems to prevent fires. Growing pains from medium to larger company.

5.0

Oct 12, 2015

Great place to work/solid company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very solid place to work! Great team environment and always doing fun things to make job better. Lots of people have been there many, many years and lots of former employees return (says a lot about a company!). Definitely would tell my friends to work at Phenomenex and always new opportunities to advance. Great company with great employees.

Cons

Not many cons to list that I can think of (all places have small things)...Slightly better benefits would always be welcome but not bad at all.

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