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 321 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 309 reviews)); "Good pay and bennies." ((in 217 reviews)); "only salary is good mangament is worrest" ((in 150 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and easy to get along with" ((in 92 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 197 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 79 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and treating people like a commodity." ((in 75 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 32 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 23 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

Nov 5, 2014

Not good for freshers if you are hired for groups other than CSS.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company benefits. Attractive salary for CSS group people. Flexible work style. Good culture.

Cons

If you are hired for AGS **B300 group, then it will be worst in your career life. You should nod your head to whatever Manager says even though its stupid. No proper planning and firing you like a rocket one day before deadline. You won't feel that you are in a team. If you ask Manager for any help regarding the product, he himself don't know completely.

3.0

Sep 25, 2014

The 800 pound gorilla in an industry that is quickly contracting

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to work with very intelligent, dedicated co-workers; IT infrastructure is well defined and managed; formal decision structure is appropriately distributed.

Cons

Harsh, stressful environment due to cyclical layoffs; senior management can talk the talk without walking the walk; poor X-organizational communication.

3.0

Sep 5, 2014

Hard Times Still Ahead

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some real talent in the technology arena. Challenging work environment, lots of opportunities for movement within the organization. Pay and benefits are quite good.

Cons

Lay-off happy environment. It's getting more and more difficult to make money in this space and it shows in the daily stress place on employees. Total and complete GOOD OLE BOY environment. If you are a woman, middle management is the best you can hope to achieve there no matter your skills and qualifications.

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