Does Penumbra pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Penumbra employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Penumbra. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Penumbra?

58% of Penumbra employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Penumbra 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Penumbra?

Production Builder (26) , Production Builder I (18) , Product Builder (17) , Quality Control Inspector (12) , Engineer (10) , Production (10) , Product Builder II (8) , Product Builder I (6) , Production Builder II (6) , Production Supervisor (6) , Analyst (5) , Manager (5) , Production Assembler (5) , Clinical Research Associate (4) , Clinical Specialist (4)

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

"Nice people to work with and motivating to work on something that helps people in their day to day lives." ((in 47 reviews)); "Good benefits are good and you can purchase stock at a discount." ((in 43 reviews)); "Nice coworkers (for the most part)" ((in 15 reviews)); "Friendly work environment" ((in 8 reviews)); "Company culture is good" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Bad management especially QC" ((in 29 reviews)); "I’m sure the low pay offered also had a lot to do with the horrible attitude from management." ((in 21 reviews)); "Nepotism is rampant." ((in 20 reviews)); "3) favoritism" ((in 19 reviews)); "Culture is Toxic" ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Penumbra layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Penumbra locations?

Alameda , Roseville , Oakland , San Francisco , Sacramento , Fremont , Salt Lake City , Detroit , Charlotte , Los Angeles , Elk Grove , Rocklin , Antioch , Castro Valley , Hayward , Livermore , Newark , San Leandro , San Jose , Santa Cruz , Fargo , Cal-Vel

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Penumbra reviews

3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(410 total reviews)

Adam Elsesser

73% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Penumbra has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 410 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Penumbra 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

410 reviews

1.0

Feb 6, 2026

Toxic environment to work

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some good people work there

Cons

Leadership (from the top) don't care about most of their people these days, just looking good to their shareholders. The clique of original senior leaders follows the CEO like minions.

1.0

Oct 7, 2025

Hands down the absolute worst place I've worked

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A few decent co-workers aside from that, nothing.

Cons

Everything having to do with Penumbra. You do not want to be anywhere near the COS/FSO team. You will be disrespected, chastised, micro-managed and overworked to death. Dull, bland non-existent culture. They can't even get any new employees for the Cos team. They had to hire contractors from India. The sales reps in the field are rude, pushy and very dishonest. Working with these people will make your skin crawl. The pay is very low, the benefits are very expensive. Vacation time is accrued. Management is racist/discriminatory - so are the sales reps. They coddle there faves. Excuse mistakes made by them. Products they sell are dangerous - suspected in the past to present 2025 of causing fatalities. Reps are not conscietous about removing old stock from hospitals. Reps always pulling fast ones to not follow rules. Reps take inventory from hospitals and try to make hospital pay twice. Reps blame FSO for mistakes reps make. No accountability for sales reps.

1.0

Mar 18, 2025

Quality Control

Insepctor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to learn to be inspector .

Cons

Work environment is toxin. All the upper managers are not follow the rules and they favor their own person.

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