Does Advantest pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Advantest employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Advantest. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Advantest?

77% of Advantest employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Advantest 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Advantest?

Applications Engineer (15) , Software Engineer (14) , Engineer (8) , Application Engineer (6) , Field Service Engineer (FSE) (5) , Senior Software Engineer (5) , Software Developer (5) , Mechanical Engineer (4) , Senior Engineer (4) , Application-Engineer (3) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Field Service Engineer (3) , Manager (3) , Test Engineer (3) , Customer Engineer (2)

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

"The company has good benefit" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 16 reviews)); "People are nice." ((in 15 reviews)); "Great bonus % recent years." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good pay, lots of autonomy." ((in 8 reviews))

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

"The salary is low compare to design house" ((in 11 reviews)); "Bad management" ((in 9 reviews)); "Working with Japanese culture is big shock for US workers." ((in 5 reviews)); "Absent leadership" ((in 5 reviews)); "difficult to get promotions, chaotic environment, upper management needs some restructuring to be more functional." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Advantest layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Advantest locations?

San Jose , Lake Forest , Austin , Phoenix , Irvine , Chandler , Somerset , Cordova , Baldwin Park , San Diego , Fremont , San Francisco , Cupertino , Milpitas , Santa Clara , Fort Collins , Allentown , Worcester , Astin

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Advantest reviews

3.7

77% would recommend to a friend

(227 total reviews)

Doug Lefever

87% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Advantest has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 227 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Advantest 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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Reviews by job title

227 reviews

5.0

Jul 10, 2026

Great place to work with excellent atmosphere

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work. Excellent atmosphere

Cons

None. Only the coffee can be improved

5.0

Feb 9, 2026

Flexible but self-driven growth

Senior hardware applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growth here depends on one's willingness to take on projects that challenge them. Work-life balance is fantastic and employees have time to do extra activities for career and personal growth. Compensation is not the best in the industry but still at a very comfortable level.

Cons

As part of a back-end group, tester configurations are usually limited to minimal resources. Lack of pressure might cause employees to be complacent with taking it easy.

5.0

Nov 20, 2025

Great Company

Office administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company culture is great! Very good benefits and bonus structure.

Cons

Some department management can go unseen, for both negative and positive performance.

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