Does EMCORE pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at EMCORE?

30% of EMCORE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated EMCORE 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at EMCORE?

Engineer (4) , Maintenance Technician (2) , Production Operator (2) , Supervisor (2) , Technical Lead (2)

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

"People are friendly" ((in 9 reviews)); "pay is good for entry level" ((in 4 reviews)); "Salaries are decent and I enjoyed my colleagues" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"This is set by the poor management from top to bottom." ((in 11 reviews)); "I went through multiple layoffs and furloughs causing increased dissatisfaction among those left as there is too much to do and too few people to keep up." ((in 6 reviews)); "upper management cut labor by 50%, running their employees into the ground." ((in 5 reviews)); "Low pay, less than average benefits." ((in 4 reviews)); "Company culture is terrible." ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about EMCORE redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.0

30% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)

Hong Q. Hou

38% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.7

Culture and values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

EMCORE has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The EMCORE 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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78 reviews

3.0

Apr 14, 2026

Good colleagues, but poor decisions from leadership

Executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

A lot of good people working there

Cons

CEO made a lot of bad decisions.

4.0

May 8, 2025

ok

Sr. mgr technology

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Skilled staff at company core mission

Cons

management did not operate based on facts

3.0

Apr 2, 2025

Salary

Maintenance technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great learning experience and environment when company is doing good…

Cons

Not enough professionalism when comes to staff.

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