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?

"Good benefits are good and you can purchase stock at a discount." ((in 45 reviews)); "Nice coworkers (for the most part)" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 11 reviews)); "Flexibile work environment, Good learning Opportunity" ((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 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 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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3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(410 total reviews)

Adam Elsesser

73% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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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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4.0

Oct 8, 2018

Penumbra Inc

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Low Stress, Friendly Work Environment

Cons

They try to operate a medium to large company as if its a small startup company. They use legacy software and Excel as opposed to investing in a dedicated software suite. A lot of management have worked themselves up from the bottom without any higher education in management.

5.0

Apr 7, 2018

Quality/Regulatory

Anonymous employee

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Pros

I really am thankful I fell into my role on the quality team at Penumbra! This is a great place to work, and though I wish there was more opportunity to learn/more ways to develop as an employee, I am thankful for this place.

Cons

Like I said above, I think the opportunity to grow in hard/transferable skills is limited. It is pretty hierarchical, and hard to move around.

3.0

Sep 11, 2017

Guidance

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Pros

Great culture, diverse staff, well not in production, growing company, great opportunities. I did not know anyone when I joined Penumbra, met smart people here. Definitely room to grow.

Cons

HR team is by far unprofessional, different answers amongst their own team. I got all majority answer from the orientation team; who is not ran by HR but by production. Probably why they are productive. All engineering groups work well together but not always up to try out something new for change. I often wonder how certain supervisors Internally got promoted, but then again a lot of these promotions in production and qc supervisors are usually because some one is related to certain directors or managers.

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