Does Sanmina pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sanmina employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sanmina. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sanmina?

64% of Sanmina employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sanmina 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sanmina?

Engineer (52) , Program Manager (51) , Programme Analyst (37) , Manufacturing Engineer (31) , Buyer (30) , Quality Engineer (22) , Técnico (22) , Intern (20) , Técnico De Diagnóstico (20) , Material Handler (17) , Test Engineer (17) , Técnico De Pruebas (17) , Operador De Producción (16) , Technician (16) , Engineering Assistant (15)

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

"Some People are great and a pleasure to work with" ((in 106 reviews)); "Good work life balance throughout the year" ((in 58 reviews)); "Colleagues were good and helpful" ((in 35 reviews)); "The coworker were friendly and willing to help" ((in 25 reviews)); "It is a good work environment" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and weak" ((in 95 reviews)); "no air conditioning and low pay" ((in 77 reviews)); "Low salary compared to rest of industry" ((in 65 reviews)); "Poor benefits and lack of a good career plan" ((in 54 reviews)); "Reactionary and very cheap upper management." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sanmina layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Sanmina locations?

San Jose , Huntsville , Fremont , Fort Mill , Manchester , Carrollton , Owego , Austin , Turtle Lake , Pleasant Prairie , Newark , Houston , Colorado Springs , Kenosha , El Paso , Salt Lake City , Chicago , Dallas , Costa Mesa , Atlanta , Holtsville , Charlotte , San Francisco , Santa Clara , Derry , Bothell , West Valley City , Guntersville , Auburn , Cullman

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Sanmina reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,368 total reviews)

Jure Sola

69% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

Sanmina has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,368 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sanmina 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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1K reviews

4.0

May 13, 2015

PRogram Manager

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to develop your professional carrer. In my experience I found best problem solution practices. Good leadership in general and team work.

Cons

Too many personal trunover, causing a constant learning curve, which prevent the company to have smoother business activities on daily basis.

4.0

Apr 7, 2015

Process Engineering technician (BGA rework, reflow ovens and selective wave soldering)

Process engineer - technical

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good company to work for. I worked there for 5 years until it was deemed to close as business was shifted to the other smaller countries with lower expenses.

Cons

Too big too fast growth when there wsa a dot com boom and then bust.

4.0

Mar 30, 2015

Medical Device quality technician/environmental monitoring

Quality technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great experience over alot of different areas, very hands on, fast paced

Cons

salary poor, lack of communication

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