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 309 reviews)); "Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 303 reviews)); "Overall it's good and work life balance" ((in 268 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 212 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 95 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 196 reviews)); "No credit for engineers who do the work but there are too many managers taking the credit just by talking." ((in 109 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 75 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 37 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

(4,565 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 4,565 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

Aug 29, 2010

It is OK to start

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Applied gave me a job offer (God bless AMAT) Benefit was pretty good. It is very good for an international engineer. (It is very hard to find an engineer from US) Their green card support is good.

Cons

There is no life/Work balance. There is no mutual trust and respect between manager and engineer. Middle manager is just watching what top manager (general manager) thinks. Most stupid decision was made around 5 pm. (Engineers waited the stupid decision and work over time). Weekend work is very common, but middle managers really enjoy that engineer work durin weekend. (no over time pay, no reward) The review process is pretty biased. Middle manager hates engineer career development (training or conference), and they just want a slave.

3.0

Aug 16, 2010

Ambiguous about recommending anyone to work here

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Quite professional HR and general management. Good policies on paper and medical benefits.

Cons

Very bad technical leadership, no work life balance. Teams are overworked all the time.

3.0

Aug 13, 2010

No growth!

Technical support engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology Ability to move around within the company Major Customers

Cons

Low Salary No room for growth Lot of mid level managers No training for growth No Employee recognition Applied Anywhere is boring

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