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 12, 2010

Great place to start working ........ or switching jobs ...... growth not very fast though

Software engineer i

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Pros

Extremely helpful colleagues People you work with really know their product and are intelligent 1st level managers are excellent Focus on quality and details make you a good engineer

Cons

Slow growth HR full of gas Bad work life balance: Neglecting your personal life in favour of work life is actually expected of you.

4.0

Apr 8, 2010

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible atmosphere where the employee is empowered to make decisions and be self sufficient. Strong training resources available and good mentorship programs.

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There are some large bureaucracies within the company and some actions take an extremely long time to get accomplished. They could do a better job in communicating some employee senstive messages.

1.0

Apr 7, 2010

Good for new college graduate, but not for long term career growth

Anonymous employee

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Many different divisions, technologies, job functions, relative easy to move to different jobs within the company

Cons

Long hour, stressful cyclic industry; no career advancement if you want work life balance; too much politics at higher management level; bureaucratic; use highly educated engineer as technician

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Great place to start working ........ or switching jobs ...... growth not very fast though

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Good for new college graduate, but not for long term career growth

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