EXHIBIT 10.9

                    FISCAL YEAR 2002 MANAGEMENT BONUS PLAN OF
                       HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

HTI has a management bonus plan that covers executive officers and certain other
management-level employees. The decision to pay out bonuses is made annually by
the Compensation Committee of HTI's Board of Directors. The Committee's decision
is based primarily on the Company's attainment of quarterly earnings per share
goals throughout the fiscal year, as well as other factors that may be
considered at the Committee's discretion. Bonuses are paid in cash in the first
quarter of the following fiscal year.