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

Item: Advantest
Rating: 3
Author: Test Manager

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

4.0

Mar 19, 2013

Semiconductor ATE Job

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open work environment Multicultural experience Technically challenging experience

Cons

Slow, a bit bureaucratic decision flow

3.0

May 9, 2012

Rewarding

Test manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Test Company. Rewarding place to work. The best test company in the world. Has the most market share in semiconductor test zone.

Cons

Benefits are not the best. Not par with industry standards. Industry goes through the downturn cycles just like any other in the semiconductor industry

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