Does NETGEAR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NETGEAR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NETGEAR. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NETGEAR?

29% of NETGEAR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NETGEAR 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.2 for culture and values and 2.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NETGEAR?

Software Engineer (14) , Software Test Engineer (11) , Intern (10) , Director (7) , Senior Engineering Product Manager (5) , Senior Software Engineer (5) , Engineer (4) , Product Manager (4) , Software Test Engineer Co-op (4) , Firmware Developer Co-op (3) , Marketing (3) , Marketing Intern (3) , Operations (3) , Quality Assurance Engineer (3) , Sales Manager (3)

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

"I have been able to promote several people and reward great performers." ((in 33 reviews)); "Good pay compared to industry standards." ((in 18 reviews)); "Benefits were good, not much overtime." ((in 16 reviews)); "Good work environment and also interesting work" ((in 12 reviews)); "Friendly team members and hiring manager." ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Poor management, lack of support" ((in 22 reviews)); "No work/life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "The challenge is that even with recent reorganization, much of the current upper and aspiring upper management don't understand or perhaps are unwilling to recognize that the rank and file are extremely overworked and don't feel adequately recognized for their contributions to the business." ((in 9 reviews)); "Managers don’t get reviewed by direct reports, so there’s no accountability." ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad culture and lack of facilities and learning" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about NETGEAR layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed NETGEAR locations?

San Jose , Carlsbad , San Diego , Santa Clara , Atlanta , New York , Sunnyvale , Salt Lake City , Naperville , Kansas City , Sacramento , Escondido , Fremont , San Francisco , San Leandro , California , Egypt

NETGEAR reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

CJ Prober

57% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.6

Diversity & inclusion

2.3

Senior management

2.3

Career opportunities

2.2

Culture & values

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2.0

Apr 17, 2017

Skilled pros need not apply.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Nice medical plan. Free food and drinks, onsite gym.

Cons

Work/life balance is a fairy tale. Reactive management instead of proactive. Most managers (at least at carlsbad location) suffer from extreme mirco-management syndrome. Somehow these inadequate "leaders" not only are allowed to keep their positions, but get promotions. Do not question anything, you will be replaced by 3 people whom you must train, whose combined salary and talent does not equal your own. If you are a serious professional there are many better options in the San Diego area.

4.0

Mar 26, 2017

Work-life balance, friendly and relaxed environment, but not an engineering company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Work-life balance: summer Fridays, 4 work-from-home days a month, and overtime is rarely required - Relaxed work environment: mostly stress free; managers don't usually push you to take projects outside of your core duty - Friendly people: as long as you stay away from management politics

Cons

- Relaxed environment can be a double edged sword; you may lose career ambition - Relatively low pay compare to similar firms in the area (I would say <50 percentile) - If you are interested in solving interesting engineering problems, this company is not for you. Outsourcing has became a go-to solution for any engineering projects/challenge. All the work left are mostly project/program management stuff

3.0

Mar 11, 2017

IT

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of opportunity, competitive salary, opportunity to advance, lots of work and opportunity to learn new skills, ability to taken on and own projects

Cons

Too much and too often re-organization, need better communication with management and employees, still in small company mode not large corporation

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