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

Feb 24, 2019

In Good Company

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-coworkers and teams -collaboration -opportunity to work in a global and diverse environment -exposure to different and creative projects -autonomy and trust given by manager

Cons

-sometimes aggressive deadlines -late nights for Asia; early mornings for Europe -long days

5.0

Dec 20, 2018

Working environment is very good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The working environment is very good

Cons

The semiconductor industry is not stable

3.0

May 27, 2018

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable job and not bad salary

Cons

Stiff and inefficient organization culture

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