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?

"Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 306 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 305 reviews)); "Overall it's good and work life balance" ((in 289 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 211 reviews)); "only salary is good mangament is worrest" ((in 145 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Applied Materials according to real employee 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 73 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 32 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 23 reviews)); "Possible favoritism due to the knowledge of Mandarin language." ((in 14 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

Mar 26, 2009

AMAT, it's not for wimps.

Senior executive assistant.

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Pros

Santa Clara is close to where I live, easy commute. Has great name recognition. It means something to be an executive assistant at this company, they have very high standards for their support staff.

Cons

Way too many V.P.'s, the title means nothing anymore. Still very much an "old boys network". The lack of communication from Splinter all the way down is very frustrating. They way they handle the layoff's and the secrecy behind it all is ridiculous. No one knows who left until their emails get bounced back. And Lotus Notes sucks. Period.

2.0

Mar 13, 2009

Stay away from Applied Materials, unless you like corporate politcs!

Manufacturing engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Fair market salary, great benefits and profit sharing when the company was doing well.

Cons

Constantly changing initiatives, constant layoffs, no long term employment stability, always in reactive crisis mode for issues. Too much politics involved among 1st level managers and other groups. No standard 3D CAD package, every group uses different software. Makes cross functional design groups hard to operate. Little communication between design groups in Santa Clara, CA and manufacturing groups in Austin,Tx. Design groups allow poorly designed products to transition to Austin without accountability.

4.0

Mar 11, 2009

This company provides excellent compensation, but unstable working conditions.

Production technician iii

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Applied Materials is a large company with many positions in a diverse cultural environment. Many opportunities for improvement.

Cons

Business is always unstable making it nerve racking to make long term financial commitments.

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AMAT, it's not for wimps.

Stay away from Applied Materials, unless you like corporate politcs!

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