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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3.0

Aug 5, 2008

AMAT in general

Engineer iii

Recommend

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Pros

Applied Materials has a reputation for being a leader in the industry. They have good benefits, a professional atmosphere and the company makes an attempt for employee work/ life balance (on site dry cleaning, car wash, work from home, etc). It was a good place to develop professionally when manufacturing was in US. The solar side of business will provide this opportunity now.

Cons

Very lean environment creating challenges at all levels. Out sourcing over the years has led to job eliminations and the lean environment on the semiconductor side. Lean environment causes work /life balance issues for those with a life!

4.0

Jul 31, 2008

AMAT a strong company to work for, but quality employees are loosing motivation due to compensation changes.

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong Training program. Quality people.

Cons

Disconnect between Sr Mgmt and lower levels. AMAT making cuts in total compensation over last 5 yrs.

3.0

Jul 7, 2008

Amat the future is???????

Customer engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

1. experience to take somewhere else for longterm job. 2. It use to be a great company to work for, it may return??? 3. Good learning platforms. 4. the company takes safety to heart 5. Working here can give you a good network for future employment.

Cons

1. cant trust upper mangament for long term employment. 2. too much moving to china, or india for parts and software 3. Seems Amat is on a path to imitate Intel like treatment of their employees, Not a possitive thing for the individual. 4. Benifits are trending to be more expensive to employee while degrading in coverage.

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