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

Apr 27, 2012

Great place!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a great place to work. Flexible working hours.

Cons

Average or below avg. salary.

2.0

Apr 19, 2012

first ten years great, last ten years a big struggle.

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

With AMAT being such large company mobility is a major pro, you can move from one division to another without many problems. This helps in personal growth, but not so much in career growth.

Cons

Top Management is too focused on stock performance, so they cut everything that made the employees happy and extremely motivated to work hard and get very positive results. Years ago employee benefits paid off two ways, kept employees happy and motivated, which in turn drove the stock up. Now with the strong focus only on stock, employees are not very motivated and the stock has been stagnant for ten years.

2.0

Apr 19, 2012

Used to be a great company

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Large company Great benefits Great opportunity to learn and change assignments Very international Great networking Intelligent, driven people Enjoyed the experience for most of the time

Cons

Big, bureauractic company Weak leadership which is more concerned about fighting each other than leading the company Lots of people just put in time and collect a paycheck without much work (and they stay because of benefits/bonuses, not because they enjoy working there)

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