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 (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?

"Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 314 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 306 reviews)); "Pay and bonus are good." ((in 195 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 89 reviews)); "Many opportunities to get high visibility and get touch with many knowledges" ((in 80 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 193 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 78 reviews)); "working in a very cyclical industry and the company had too many reorganizations and layoffs." ((in 74 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 34 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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3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,578 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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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 4,578 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

Mar 17, 2013

Product Marketing

Product marketing manager

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Pros

Good work life balance; smart people

Cons

No career trajectory what so ever. Just in my team we had 3 top contributors, none of them got promoted for over 3 years.

3.0

Mar 13, 2013

Learned lots, worked on very cool technology, lots of education and advancement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-Balanced quality of life if you're in the right group -opportunity for advancement -many educational and mentorship opportunities - good training, and development -generally, coworkers are pleasant to nice -easy to succeed

Cons

-Ongoing layoffs since 2002 leads to lots of politics, and lots of CMA-type work, rather than focusing on results, in anything above management level. -generally poorly paying for the bay area with no to little relocation cost of living adjustment, and very little year-to-year adjustment even for top performers.

4.0

Mar 11, 2013

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Member of technical staff

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Pros

Comprehensive company focused on technology of semiconductor equipment, you have the chance to develop your technology capability in all the aspects of semiconductor fabrication if you want to be a technologist

Cons

It's the biggest company in it's field and gradually it develops a lot of inefficiency and a lot of politics bubbles

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