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 (77) , 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 321 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 311 reviews)); "good pay and semi" ((in 208 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 90 reviews)); "great colleagues and work events" ((in 85 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 78 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 74 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 34 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 25 reviews)); "Too much drama and favoritism ." ((in 13 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

(4,581 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 4,581 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

3.0

Feb 12, 2014

Champion of change to win market share and profitability...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment built upon trust and respect, ethical and pay above market

Cons

Previous management built empires around themselves, new management struggle to win market share and profitability in a tough market, good people are leaving....

3.0

Feb 5, 2014

Highly political company. Everyone wants to be a firefighter (prevention is not as appreciated as putting out fire)

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Including cash bonus, pay is pretty good. Offers work-from-home option

Cons

Too political. Very limited organic development of senior executives. Most C-suite executives come from outside the company.

3.0

Feb 5, 2014

Had an amazing run but the recent change in management has been terrible.

Bu controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Phenomenal Engineers that have potential if their projects could only get funding!

Cons

Layoffs and Op Ex squeezing. Toxic Managers tolerated.. You never know... HR protects Management.

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Jobs at Applied Materials

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