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 319 reviews)); "Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 314 reviews)); "Good pay and stock/retirement options." ((in 211 reviews)); "only salary is good mangament is worrest" ((in 141 reviews)); "Good work culture and inclusiveness" ((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 76 reviews)); "working in a very cyclical industry and the company had too many reorganizations and layoffs." ((in 72 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 37 reviews)); "The CTO upper management added in the past year or so has made the organization very unfocused and internally paranoid due to lack of any real communication." ((in 34 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

(4,561 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 4,561 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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1.0

Jan 3, 2010

Cannot recommend Applied as a good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

they pay well, that's about it.

Cons

lack of transparency, inquisition vs. inquiry, combative vs. collaborative, need to build up self by tearing others down

2.0

Dec 22, 2009

Needs new direction.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Good benefits Lots of great people

Cons

Seems like more and more jobs are moving to India, Singapore, and China. Applied is selling itself and the American economy to the governments of the world to make the solar market profitable. Lots of hypocracy, surounding the solar and "green" initiatives. Management cannot seem to make difficult desicions to make the company profitable again.

1.0

Dec 2, 2009

One of the most important U.S. companies you’ve probably never heard of

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge technology, semiconductor industry. Amazing coworkers

Cons

Mike Splinter, board of directors. Failed solar strategy. Lack of focus on core business - semiconductor. Major customers are highly annoyed at AMAT support for new and existing products... Outsourcing jobs to China. Sending highly valuable/sensitive and technical data/patents to China. Poor compensation. Over 24 months of shutdowns, 25% paycut. Multiple layoffs. Zero pay adjustments in three years, no stock options being granted to regular employees right now. Further job uncertainty over next 18months. CEO and board of directors are not even listening to senior Silicon group managers.

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