Does Applied Optoelectronics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Applied Optoelectronics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Applied Optoelectronics. This rating has decreased by 25% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Applied Optoelectronics?

18% of Applied Optoelectronics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Applied Optoelectronics 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.1 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Applied Optoelectronics?

Engineer (15) , Process Engineer (8) , Manufacturing Engineer (5) , Technician (3) , Operator (2) , Production Engineer (2) , Professional (2) , Wafer Process Engineer (2) , Wafer Process Technician (2)

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

"Great benefits" ((in 11 reviews)); "Nice people and nice neighborhood" ((in 6 reviews)); "Excellent coworkers to work with." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good job security." ((in 3 reviews)); "Great learning opportunities in this company" ((in 2 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and talk down" ((in 20 reviews)); "There is no AOI culture there is only tue Asian culture ." ((in 8 reviews)); "Low pay" ((in 6 reviews)); "Not to mention the manager just have the credit and took no responsibility for any decisions, he himself wants engineers to make final decisions, if bad things happen, he takes no responsibility at all." ((in 4 reviews)); "Low salary,no good training, old ," ((in 4 reviews))

Applied Optoelectronics Reviews

1.9

18% would recommend to a friend

(111 total reviews)

Thompson Lin

3% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Applied Optoelectronics has an employee rating of 1.9 out of 5 stars, based on 111 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Applied Optoelectronics employee rating is 45% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

111 reviews

1.0

26 Jun 2026

N/A

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Learn a lot of things from different team.

Cons

too much workload, too much overtime work

4.0

18 Jun 2026

Good learning opportunities overshadowed by nepotism

Senior electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great opportunities of learning new skills and get involved with different apartments and projects

Cons

A lot of nepotism in the company

1.0

14 Jun 2026

Toxic workplace with forced overtime and no benefits

Wafer process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

None. I couldn't even think of any lol

Cons

Well. That's a lot. First, they force you to work overtime on workday and come to office on weekends without any pays or benefits. They will terminate employees who refuse to work overtime. Second. Benefits are zero. No sick leave. Anyone who suffers from fever has to come to work. Then everyone will be impacted. Third and most stupid thing is that they hire phd and master talents for technician job. You are supposed to oncall at anytime Amd come to site even at midnight. Fourth. Very low salary. They pay the same salary to master and phd. If you propose to resign, they will try to interfere, which violates "at will" rule. And the last, No career growth at all.

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