Does SanDisk pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SanDisk employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SanDisk. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SanDisk?

62% of SanDisk employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SanDisk 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SanDisk?

Engineer (14) , Software Engineer (12) , Design Engineer (9) , Director (9) , Field Marketing Intern (9) , Staff Firmware Engineer (9) , Staff Software Engineer (7) , Test Development Engineer (7) , Firmware Engineer (6) , Senior Design Engineer (6) , Senior Software Engineer (6) , Design Engineer II (5) , Intern (5) , Marketing Specialist (5) , Principal Engineer (5)

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

"Great people (generally) to work with and a main reason why I come to work each day." ((in 57 reviews)); "Good benefit , life and work balance" ((in 37 reviews)); "good culture and surroundings." ((in 30 reviews)); "4) Good pay with stock options" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good products and technology; Decent salary and stock options." ((in 23 reviews))

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

""Absolutely no work life balance" (in 5 reviews)" ((in 27 reviews)); "Some Managers do not have managing skills at all" ((in 17 reviews)); "Too many layoffs in last few years, being profitable and riding high displays most of stated above." ((in 12 reviews)); "corporate upper management is slow to make changes is ever." ((in 10 reviews)); "No training." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about SanDisk layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed SanDisk locations?

Milpitas , San Jose , Salt Lake City , Marlborough , Mountain View , New York , Chandler , Fremont , San Francisco , Cupertino , Boston , Park City , Brooklyn , Los Angeles , Santa Clarita , Folsom , San Diego , Newark , Campbell , Sunnyvale , Boulder , Seattle , Miami , Pepperell , West Valley City

SanDisk reviews

Item: SanDisk
Rating: 3
Author: Staff Firmware Engineer

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(588 total reviews)

Stephen D. Milligan

67% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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SanDisk has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 588 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SanDisk employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

588 reviews

3.0

Jun 18, 2016

Overall positive Not very clear future Products and competitiveness are not at the top level of the industry

Senior design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on an exciting project that is supposed to be a great hit to data storage market. Organization is stable. Have many opportunities to try different responsibilities and ideas.

Cons

Salary is not very competitive. People here are not very sharpe or smart. Good company for old guys. Very slow promotion. Limited increase in salary every year.

1.0

May 12, 2016

Mediocre company with a lot of politics and back stabbing

Product development team lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The technology is pretty interesting and most engineers really want to succeed. The people for the most part work well even under huge workload.

Cons

Management does a very poor job in retaining good employees. Politics and power struggles make some teams very dysfunctional. Training and professional development are almost non existent.

3.0

May 3, 2016

Lack vision, not looking good after the acquisition.

Staff firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with some brilliant minds. Good compensation package. Great facilities, gym, sand court, free classes.

Cons

Bad work-life balance. Benefits got worse after acquisition. Short visioned management. Now playing the catch up game.

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