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?

78% 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 (166) , Software Engineer (161) , Engineering Technician (102) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (89) , Manufacturing Technician (79) , Customer Engineer II (77) , Senior Software Engineer (76) , Project Manager (68) , Applications Engineer (64) , Manufacturing Engineer (63) , 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 315 reviews)); "Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 306 reviews)); "Overall it's good and work life balance" ((in 279 reviews)); "Good pay and stock/retirement options." ((in 208 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 86 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 201 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 75 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 32 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

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,567 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% 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 4,567 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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2.0

Jul 10, 2011

Overly political

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Great people in the organization, very adept at their trade.

Cons

Highly charged political envrionment that pays more attention to the relationships you can establish versus results you have achieved.

2.0

Jul 9, 2011

Interesting, challenging, and well-paid work that comes with a lot of unnecessary headaches

Senior global product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing variety of different industries to work on (semi, display, solar, battery) Some very capable and aggressive people that are driven to success A strong legacy of fantastic technology products

Cons

Lots of political in fighting Focus is shifting from a technology company to an operational company, Finance and legal are becoming the dominant force of the company CEO and CFO seem to push to have as much outsourced to China as possible CFO, formerly in the oil industry, is making most key product decisions in the company, bad for the company

2.0

Jul 9, 2011

Too much corporate politics

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The chance to meet some great people. The pay is great. Chance to work from home when needed.

Cons

Corporate politics plays a big part in the company. You can't trust anyone for everyone is out for themselves and will stab you in the back when they get a chance. No career development, growth or advancement.

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