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?

"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 320 reviews)); "Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 319 reviews)); "good pay and semi" ((in 215 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 86 reviews)); "great colleagues and work events" ((in 85 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Applied Materials according to real employee 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 78 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 74 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 32 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 24 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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4.0

Apr 29, 2010

Good company, industry is rough

Finance manager

Recommend

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Pros

The rank and file are very good people to work with. Compensation very good for Austin. Most supervisors very flexible as long as the work gets done.

Cons

Too many market ups and downs in this industry. 10 years and 10 layoffs. Too many good people let go.

2.0

Apr 22, 2010

It Used to be Great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will work with some of the brightest people in the world. It has a true global culture Great place to get your foot in the door

Cons

No career advancement-If you want to be promoted leave the company Strong belief in upper management to give jobs to their buddies from the last company they came form Growing division between those who are true Applied people and outside hire execs makes it difficult for senior management to understand the real issues Very Political Senior management has no vision

4.0

Apr 17, 2010

Solar group in Applied Materials

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Applied has the best semiconductor tools in the world, and this is very useful for solar cell development. Other than this, Applied has very good technical support to do characterization for material and device.

Cons

Collaboration between product management and product development need to be improved. Solar is a kind of new business for applied. Applied need to find a good point to get into the game.

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