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 (62) , 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 308 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 306 reviews)); "Welfare and work life balance is good" ((in 272 reviews)); "good pay and semi" ((in 228 reviews)); "only salary is good mangament is worrest" ((in 150 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 190 reviews)); "No credit for engineers who do the work but there are too many managers taking the credit just by talking." ((in 108 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 79 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 72 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 31 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.

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,563 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% 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 4,563 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

3.0

Aug 1, 2010

Some days are better than others

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Has a reasonable brand in the community, some employees have been able to stick around for a very long time

Cons

Often very reactionary Employees with institutional knowledge are not leveraged

4.0

Jul 31, 2010

10 years at AMAT

Global product support engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generally good group of people to work with. Benefits are good. Surrounded by very smart people.

Cons

No sense of comraderier or teamwork. No sense of responsbility for mentoring more junior engineers.

3.0

Jul 29, 2010

Rigorously disciplined

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've never worked anywhere that is so well organized and disciplined. It's an attribute that comes from building high precision machinery and being extremely focused on customer needs. The corporate infrastructure is very efficient, the people are incredibly smart, and it's a good working environment with benefits of a large organization.

Cons

If you're not working in critical path of a near-term product, you're not taken seriously in this customer-focused culture. The salary is mediocre, and the stock has flat-lined for years, so there's a big disparity between those that have been there through the "glory" years (when stock was worth something) and today. The industry isn't known for its creativity - and the feeling in the hallways reflects that. Tendency to promote the same small group of selected executives despite their poor performance.

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