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) , Manufacturing Engineer (65) , Applications 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 320 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 semi" ((in 218 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 87 reviews)); "Good company and work environment" ((in 80 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 107 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 80 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 70 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 32 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 26 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

(4,587 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 4,587 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

1.0

Jul 28, 2011

Would not recommend working here.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technology and products. industry leading position

Cons

Too many layoffs and treating people like a commodity. Terrible HR deptartment. Sr Mgmt not clued into people perspectives. Moving jobs to asia.

2.0

Jul 10, 2011

Overly political

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people in the organization, very adept at their trade.

Cons

Highly charged political envrionment that pays more attention to the relationships you can establish versus results you have achieved.

4.0

Mar 21, 2011

Group of professional people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a group of professional and talented people. A lot of them are hard workers dedicated to the company. One of the company's appealing benefits is their tuition reimbursement program. I would recommend taking advantage of the program while you are there.

Cons

The company is not the same company it used to be 15 years ago. Lots of changes have happened with the shift of focus to Asia. If your skills are not marketable outside the semiconductor industry, you may find yourself overly stressed about job security. Lots of unpaid overtime hours.

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