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 17 reviews)); "Good work environment and also interesting work" ((in 12 reviews)); "Collaborative team members and provides opportunity to learn" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Poor management, lack of support" ((in 23 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 11 reviews)); "Managers don’t get reviewed by direct reports, so there’s no accountability." ((in 9 reviews)); "CEO is Hypocritical." ((in 4 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

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2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(318 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

NETGEAR has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 318 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The NETGEAR employee rating is 32% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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318 reviews

4.0

Mar 4, 2019

Senior Quality Enginner

Senior quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

working time is flexible, you have chance to travel world wide as Netgear has many ODMs

Cons

maybe this is in HK, yearly salary increase low

4.0

Sep 15, 2018

Good work environment and great people

Firmware engineer co-op

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free breakfast on every Friday and flexible hours

Cons

needs more planning with the office

4.0

Aug 30, 2018

A great place to build one's career

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Flexibility and employee friendly. 2. Good coherence and synch with US team members 3. Lot of autonomy to take important decisions. 4. Good Pay Masters and appraisal system 5. If you do well, sky is the limit. 6. Global exposure and travel

Cons

1. Infrastructure can be improved. 2. Some operational processes need to be improved.

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