Does Applied Materials pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Applied Materials employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Applied Materials. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Applied Materials?

78% of Applied Materials employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Applied Materials 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Applied Materials?

Process Engineer (199) , Customer Engineer (168) , Software Engineer (161) , Engineering Technician (102) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (90) , Manufacturing Technician (79) , Customer Engineer II (77) , Senior Software Engineer (76) , Project Manager (68) , Applications Engineer (64) , Manufacturing Engineer (64) , Process Support Engineer (57) , Intern (47) , Technician (47)

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

"Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 328 reviews)); "Worked in one of the most advanced companies in the Austin Texas area Well paid doesn't require high education great people to work with" ((in 307 reviews)); "Good work life balance and able to work remotely" ((in 283 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 216 reviews)); "Colleagues are good and helpful" ((in 88 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 199 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 80 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 72 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 30 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Applied Materials layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Applied Materials locations?

München , Alzenau , Frankfurt am Main , Erlangen , Köln , Ronneburg

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Applied Materials reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,571 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,571 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Applied Materials employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews

3.0

Jul 29, 2025

Good company, but bad department

Customer engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of benefits, probably the best of this industry in Taiwan There are more chances of internal transfer in such a big organization

Cons

Be aware of the department and the boss, it can have very different work loading and styles

4.0

Jul 25, 2025

Culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good culture. People seem to stay for long time.

Cons

New to company. Haven't encountered much

4.0

Jul 23, 2025

Large global company with many orgs and micro politics

Product line manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. One of if the largest employer in Silicon Valley. 2. Great healthcare and childcare benefits. 3. Very large company with many orgs and many teams. You have opportunities to transfer internally to another org if you don't like the teams and politics in your current org. 4. If you are a new college graduate, there are many opportunities to join and the senior people tend to be helpful to those who are new and young in their careers. 5. Many people spend their entire careers here. Lots of employees with 20 and 30+ years at the company.

Cons

1. Some roles are very specific to the company, in terms of title and job duties, and may be difficult to transfer to other companies in the future. 2. Like many large companies, there are politics and favoritism. And all orgs will have some bad managers and leadership. But the company is so big, that one persons experience in one team can be completely different from another persons experience in another team. 4. The bad teams will have noticeable turnover, avoid them. 3. Many roles demand high working hours with management pushing escalations and urgent tasks, comparable to other top tech companies. However, the salaries here are much less than them.

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