Does Renesas pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Renesas employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Renesas. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Renesas?

70% of Renesas employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Renesas 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Renesas?

Engineer (43) , Software Engineer (33) , Senior Engineer (24) , Design Engineer (17) , Manager (17) , Staff Engineer (16) , Senior Software Engineer (14) , Director (11) , Analog Design Engineer (10) , Applications Engineer (10) , Intern (10) , Assistant Manager (9) , Design Verification Engineer (9) , Hardware Engineer (9) , Senior Manager (9)

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

"Good work life balance and growing." ((in 61 reviews)); "people are friendly and helpful" ((in 49 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues ..." ((in 35 reviews)); "Good benefits and very considerate." ((in 31 reviews)); "Good pay but thats about it" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Low salary and outdated HW environment" ((in 50 reviews)); "Most work are passed down to ground staff as there are more general managers and senior managers than engineers." ((in 17 reviews)); "Upper management is completely disconnected from how things run in manufacturing/assembly." ((in 16 reviews)); "Layoffs and no salary increments in 2025 due to not achieving market expectations." ((in 7 reviews)); "Poor leadership as the same business goals and plans have been reiterated years after years." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Renesas layoffs in 2026?

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

What Renesas locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Durham , Tempe , Raleigh , Melbourne

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3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(822 total reviews)

Hidetoshi Shibata

73% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Renesas has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 822 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Renesas 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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822 reviews

4.0

Apr 16, 2026

Tremendous learning opportunities, but demanding workload

Systems validation engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning is tremendous, bandwidth to experiment

Cons

Sometimes work is demanding. No snacks

4.0

Apr 15, 2026

Renesas Japan

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Full Remote work Work & Life balance

Cons

Relatively Lower salary Slow promotion Lower salary increase rate

1.0

Mar 30, 2026

Not a good company to work for anymore

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Still a a few talented colleagues around

Cons

Strict return-to-office policy, removing flexibility, bad culture changes. No raises for the past 2 years. Weak management, decisions based on pure politics. Zero raises the past 2 years, compensation under market average. Disappointed employees, everybody wants to leave. Happy i did. Stay away.

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