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

(4,564 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 4,564 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

Nov 10, 2009

Nice place to work if you like following the rules

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great people. Great environment. Amazing community work.

Cons

Building relationships with different departments seems impossible unless you walk over an initiate contact. Not much cross functional interaction.

4.0

Apr 29, 2009

Big company but startup-like mentality

Key account technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast work pace, low bureaucracy, customer focused, the company will be here for the long term, will reward star employee, top management strategic vision (e.g. going into Solar market).

Cons

chaotic, not well organized, employee who are not stars might not get noticed, frequent layoffs.

4.0

Apr 2, 2009

Stay the course and try not to get run over or run out....

Customer service representative ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company more financially stable than some. Venturing into new areas for profit and growth. Company management has integrity. They take cuts along side the hourly workers. They have earned trust of employees.

Cons

Eliminating of the last remaining perks on the job such as incentive bonus, profit sharing, sick time reduction. The corporation has merged and taken over several smaller entities leaving some feeling like just a number.

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