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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5K reviews

2.0

Apr 11, 2012

Boring but very comfortable.

Corporate finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous healthcare and savings matching programs Kind and friendly coworkers High salary Gradual learning curve Produces meaningful and interesting products

Cons

Large slow-moving company (bureaucratic) A lot of unnecessary/excessive formality in the work place On a day to day basis, work feels unmeaningful Information is very inefficiently passed person to person, making tasks take particularly long No free pantry food Industry is slowing down in manufacturing chips and solar power has not taken off yet in the US

3.0

Apr 2, 2012

Depressed

Customer engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work on some cool technology. Pay is good when compared with other industries, average within industry. Travel opportunities are available.

Cons

Steady erosion of benifits and pay. No work life balance (60 hr weeks not uncommon). Decline of customer base in North America. Poor leadership at the top.

5.0

Mar 31, 2012

A good work environment with supporting management

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good work environment with a supportive management structure.

Cons

Pay below industry scale for jobs in Montana

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