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 been stable over the past 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 (163) , Engineering Technician (103) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (90) , Manufacturing Technician (80) , Customer Engineer II (79) , 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?

"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 316 reviews)); "Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 305 reviews)); "Good work life balance and able to work remotely" ((in 270 reviews)); "Good pay the closer ou are to the top" ((in 206 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 83 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 79 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 71 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 36 reviews)); "The CTO upper management added in the past year or so has made the organization very unfocused and internally paranoid due to lack of any real communication." ((in 33 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 23 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

Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,580 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,580 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).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

2.0

Aug 2, 2013

5 yrs in technical and marketing roles

Product marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High salary compared with peers, excellent bonus structure for mid level and up

Cons

Corporate and business unit strategies change too often creating a reactive and chaotic work environment, rolling layoffs every quarter, recent changes in the benefits structure are more invasive and lower coverage trends.

5.0

Jul 29, 2013

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good place to work at

Cons

no cons at all at this company

1.0

Jul 27, 2013

Meatgrinder

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility with regard to telecommuting Above average salary and benefits

Cons

Company culture is you have to work real hard and put in insane hours so you have a chance of surviving the next round of layoffs. The moral of individual contributors is at rock bottom and management has no idea how worn down their employees are. Career advancement is only for those in political favor with upper management; job performance is not a factor.If your not one of the favored you are a cog in the system. Company locations in the US are ghost towns as a result of repeated layoffs and more work functions are moved off shore or outsourced.

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Jobs at Applied Materials

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Customer Engineer - Graduate Program

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