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 (56) , 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 308 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 217 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 90 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and easy to get along with" ((in 85 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 194 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 79 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 79 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 25 reviews)); "Too much drama and favoritism ." ((in 10 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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3.0

Aug 22, 2009

Great Learning Place for NCG

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A place with established technology competence, a lot of learning opportunities that are not available to other companies. Great for NCG to swim and learn how to survive in the future.

Cons

Very long work hours. Everyone is doing the same and drag you into a deep hole that has no end.

2.0

Aug 15, 2009

No room for growth, dead industry

Manufacturing engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good professional and personal development (not tangible) Lots of learning, huge amount of training facilities Wonderful smart people to work with

Cons

Zero professional growth in benefits Newcomers enter with higher pay and grades No promotions or career development opportunities Very dampening atmosphere

3.0

Aug 7, 2009

Good place to learn, especially if you want to learn about politics

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benifits, though they keep getting reduced allow for work life ballance lots of different people to work with opportunity to travel in support

Cons

No task is done by one person lots of meetings and task forces lots of empire building mutual trust and respect stop at grade38

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