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 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

(4,562 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 4,562 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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2.0

Jan 14, 2012

Very political work place

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Resourceful place, if you know how to find and get what you need. Opportunity to experience large projects and complex office politics.

Cons

Specific to the SunFab group, but can also apply to many other groups: . No fair award system. No award for real hard work. No fair performance review system. Too many layers of management. Engineers have responsibility without authority. Management are not liable for their mistakes (no feedback system). Very in-efficient purchasing department. . . .

4.0

Dec 30, 2011

Great experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Energetic team lead by great country president

Cons

Business model needs to be reviewed

4.0

Nov 6, 2011

Awesome

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

learned alot about solar and engineering and how a big company works

Cons

old school engineering corporate slow and political

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