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?

"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 316 reviews)); "Welfare and work life balance is good" ((in 276 reviews)); "Good pay and bennies." ((in 210 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and easy to get along with" ((in 90 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 203 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 77 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 74 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 33 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 25 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

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 4,567 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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5K reviews

2.0

May 4, 2011

Very volatile. My co-workers were very nice but management made bad decisions.

Computer administrator

Recommend

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Pros

Good co-worker and comraderie relationships Great place to learn new things Good perks

Cons

Management has no respect for workers Very volatile - months after I left they closed the plant and laid off workers Many contractors, very few employees

2.0

May 1, 2011

You Aren't Fooling The Employees

Contractor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work with industry-leading products, casual workplace dress, easy in-out of complex, limited telecommuting possibilities, full-time employees treat contractors with respect.

Cons

Offshoring, offshoring, offshoring, lots of layoffs in US over past 5 years, outdated enterprise resource management systems, product group in-fighting, technicians and below hired/let go at the bat of an eye.

2.0

Apr 29, 2011

A political organization

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Good Salary, they pay ypu well benefits are also good

Cons

Very political organization, ones work output is not related to ones opportunities for promotion. Lots of back stabbing going on in this organization. While I cannot comment on the hardware part of the organization, working in the software group was hell on earth. No freedom to be creative, lots of rules and regulations. This is now reflected in the quality of their software products, the talented software engineers are leaving, and customers are unhappy.. While I mention that salary is a Pro for this organization, Applied have a nasty habit of mis-treating people and forcing them out of the organization rather than pay them redundancy... If you are a software engineer looking for a job, avoid this organization...

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