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?

"Friendly people and everyone wants to help" ((in 48 reviews)); "Good benefits are good and you can purchase stock at a discount." ((in 44 reviews)); "coworkers are friendly and helpful" ((in 16 reviews)); "Friendly work environment" ((in 7 reviews)); "Big company, a lot of opportunities to grow and move up the ladder." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Bad management especially QC" ((in 30 reviews)); "I’m sure the low pay offered also had a lot to do with the horrible attitude from management." ((in 23 reviews)); "Nepotism is rampant." ((in 21 reviews)); "Culture is Toxic" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management." ((in 11 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

4.0

Jun 19, 2023

Great place good work

Material handler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and work is stable

Cons

Management is not always there so you have to work situations out yourselfs

4.0

Jun 15, 2023

Great company for career growth!

R and d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities to learn! Animal studies, real life cases, working closely with suppliers, prototyping. Great group of people! Everyone is super nice and the office has a great culture! Fairly equal gender ratios in R&D. On site is really nice. Also flexible with hybrid (depending on department). A growing company with cool people! I’d recommend! Really good work life balance!

Cons

Pay isn’t amazing compared to other companies in the Bay Area. They do offer stock rewards though for hard work. Used AutoCAD a bit which is outdated in other companies (so not as applicable if you move somewhere else). Can keep you working on fairly iterative projects (so the same things for some time). But if you talk to you managers, you might be able to move to a different project!

4.0

Jun 15, 2023

All in all decent

Product builder i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most supervisors are understanding and encourage skill development and position growth. Benefits are good. Work environment isn't stressful.

Cons

Recent changes to tighten leave policy. Work load can vary greatly.

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