Does MKS Instruments pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MKS Instruments employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MKS Instruments. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MKS Instruments?

83% of MKS Instruments employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MKS Instruments 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MKS Instruments?

Engineer (15) , Manager (10) , Intern (6) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , Human Resources (5) , Manufacturing Engineer (5) , Production Assembler (5) , Program Manager (5) , Technician (5) , Project Manager (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Test Engineer (4) , Business Analyst (3) , Director (3) , Engineering Intern (3)

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

"good people to work with" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good benefits and culture." ((in 28 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 22 reviews)); "Pay is good (..but not great)" ((in 21 reviews)); "My group leaders and management are good." ((in 18 reviews))

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

"Employees are completely ignored when ask Upper Management for help" ((in 9 reviews)); "Your work life will depend on your direct manager and management chain." ((in 8 reviews)); "Absurdly poor communication and leadership" ((in 7 reviews)); "No Opportunity for growth" ((in 5 reviews)); "Middle management was not very good" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about MKS Instruments layoffs in 2026?

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

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MKS Instruments reviews

4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(398 total reviews)

John T.C. Lee

89% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

MKS Instruments has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 398 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MKS Instruments employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

398 reviews

5.0

Oct 6, 2021

Learnt a lot

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Freedom to study and Implement various DL models

Cons

- More of individual contribution as opposed to Team work

MKS Instruments Response

Thank you for your feedback on your internship experience. I am glad to read that you appreciated the programs that you were involved in. We would love to hear more about your suggestion on team experience vs. individual contributor as a room for improvement. Please feel free to send any recommendations to: MKS.Feedback@mksinst.com

4.0

Aug 29, 2021

Good Pay but spread thin

Senior accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company, room to grow

Cons

Manual processes for such a big company, understaffed

MKS Instruments Response

I appreciate your honest feedback. MKS is definitely a great place to grow your career. Yes, we are a growing and evolving organization where we still have some manual processes in place, but we remain open to change and continually shift to advanced technologies and processes as they become available and useful to us. Please feel free to reach out with any additional suggestions you may have. We welcome new thinking & ideas. You can reach at us MKS.Feedback@mksinst.com. We currently have many open positions and a strong recruiting department, so we are hopeful to onboard new talent soon.

3.0

Aug 16, 2021

Good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technologies are advanced; global footprint

Cons

Making trade offs for competing priorities

MKS Instruments Response

Thank you for taking a moment to post a response as a former employee. We aim to solve our customer’s most critical problems. It is true we have a strong, global footprint and we are proud of our advanced technologies. As an organization, there are circumstances when we have competing priorities and like all companies, we make choices and trade-offs to ensure the overall growth and health of our organization. We would like to hear more about your concerns with this topic. You can reach us directly at: MKS.Feedback@mksinst.com. Thank you.

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