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?

77% 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 (162) , Engineering Technician (102) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (90) , Manufacturing Technician (80) , 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 315 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 302 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 213 reviews)); "Colleagues are good and helpful" ((in 90 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 89 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Applied Materials according to real employee 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 76 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 32 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 23 reviews)); "Based on favoritism" ((in 14 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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3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,572 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

85% 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 4,572 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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4.0

May 14, 2025

Good company

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people at the company

Cons

Long work hours and odd work times. Including work late night and on weekend.

3.0

May 13, 2025

Applied materials

Customer engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to travel to differend places

Cons

What they dont tell you is that you spend months traveling only to stay home for a week and then travel again for months. Getting a salary increase is hard aswell

3.0

May 12, 2025

Best place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Works on latest technology and trends

Cons

Nothing bad as of now only things is 5 days work from office

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