Does Tower Semiconductor pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Tower Semiconductor employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Tower Semiconductor. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Tower Semiconductor?

79% of Tower Semiconductor employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Tower Semiconductor 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tower Semiconductor?

Process Engineer (27) , Operator (11) , Device Engineer (9) , Engineer (8) , Equipment Technician (8) , Machine Operator (8) , Senior Process Engineer (4) , Equipment Engineer (3) , Manufacturing Operator (3) , Process Technician (3) , Yield Engineer (3) , Director (2) , Equipment Engineer Technician (2) , Equipment Engineering Technician (2) , Equipment Maintenance Technician (2)

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

"Great people and team members" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great Benefits !" ((in 14 reviews)); "My manager was amazing." ((in 5 reviews)); "Development opportunities, Comfortable Shift structure" ((in 5 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"pays low salaries compare to other companies" ((in 17 reviews)); "Management was awful." ((in 11 reviews)); "They should Pay more pay is low" ((in 10 reviews)); "Have no real core values to the employees, Put us down and are rather childish lower and upper management." ((in 6 reviews)); "They will not give raises and they have no incentives for being a better employee" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Tower Semiconductor locations?

San Antonio , Newport Beach , Israel , Irvine , Norwalk

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3.5

79% would recommend to a friend

(216 total reviews)

Russell Ellwanger

78% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Tower Semiconductor has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 216 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tower Semiconductor 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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216 reviews

4.0

Jul 10, 2025

Hands-on experience, but limited growth

R&d process technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Real impact on development processes • Exposure to advanced semiconductor tools • Collaborative team of engineers and techs • High standard of process discipline • Stable employment in a leading fab

Cons

• Career advancement is often slow • Communication gaps between levels of management • Minimal mentorship for junior roles • Rigid shift structure with little flexibility • Compensation not always reflects workload

4.0

Jul 4, 2025

great engineering school! good place for junior engineer.

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people, diverse responsibility, allow personal projects and considering your ideas. overall good place for junior Engineer!

Cons

low pay, working in weekends often. hard to be promoted.

5.0

Jun 23, 2025

5

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, team, happy hour

Cons

Far from big cities, no 13th salary, low progress

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