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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Applied Materials?

77% 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, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Applied Materials?

Process Engineer (199) , Customer Engineer (170) , Software Engineer (163) , Engineering Technician (103) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (90) , Manufacturing Technician (80) , Customer Engineer II (79) , Senior Software Engineer (77) , Project Manager (68) , Applications Engineer (64) , Manufacturing Engineer (64) , Process Support Engineer (57) , 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 318 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 308 reviews)); "good pay and semi" ((in 212 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 89 reviews)); "Colleagues are good and helpful" ((in 87 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 112 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 77 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and treating people like a commodity." ((in 72 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 35 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.

What are the top reviewed Applied Materials locations?

München , Alzenau , Frankfurt am Main , Erlangen , Köln , Ronneburg

Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,585 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

85% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,585 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).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

3.0

Jul 2, 2015

Sr. Process Engineer

Senior process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Applied Materials is Top 1 semiconductor equipment company, and it provide a good environment, training, benefits to freshmen for their first job in careers.

Cons

Less and less people are working Semiconductor filed in Bay areas, or in US. once you choose jobs, positions in this field, you need to think about how long you can keep working in it, especially in the bay area. its salary offer is not bad, if compared to competitors in the field, but it can be much less if compared to high-end industries or IT companies in the bay area.

2.0

Apr 14, 2015

Contract was extended and then terminated before the extension date

Electrical mechanical assembler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers were pleasant. Company generous to employees supplied work shoes. Free flu shots. Management was easy to work with.

Cons

Being a contract worker is difficult since you are not an actual employee. Would like to see them hire more people to become employees from the contractor pool.

1.0

Apr 10, 2015

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good ... Flexible timing

Cons

You shall not join this company if you are a software engineer. It one of the best for Mechanical or Electirca Engineer Even if you want to join, then opt for CSS department as chances for onsite in more in that department In PDC, product are already developed. You will be adding few lines of codes here and there which you also will not know what it is meant for as most of the stuffs are related to hardware Technology wise you will get exposure to learn only Core Java and that also they have their own internal framework Lots of politics are involved within the organization.

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Jobs at Applied Materials

Customer Engineer - Graduate Program

Customer Engineer PDC Sem

Maschinenbautechniker / Konstrukteur (m/w/d) - Halbleiterindustrie

Feldkirchen-Westerham