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 316 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 312 reviews)); "Pay and bonus are good." ((in 208 reviews)); "only salary is good mangament is worrest" ((in 152 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 88 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)); "Too many layoffs and treating people like a commodity." ((in 74 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 31 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 24 reviews)); "Based on favoritism" ((in 11 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

3.0

May 1, 2014

It was okay,just can't figure out why they don't hire on experienced contractors,instead they let them go.

Engineering technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of hours, great pay as a contractor due to all the over time.

Cons

Management doesn't really interact with individual technicians, worked there for a whole year and saw the Manager of my department at least 3 times a week and he had no idea who I was or anyone except people that had been there for decades.

4.0

Apr 30, 2014

Challenging work place

Customer engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional work and good work process.

Cons

learn about new technology and latest knowledge

3.0

Apr 29, 2014

Its what you make of it.

Product support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For an engineer, the technical challenges and problems are very interesting. There is always room to contribute ideas, make things better and make an impact regardless of your position in the company if you're willing to put in the time and energy into it. Great company to start of as an NCG.

Cons

Promotions are not forthcoming unless you sacrifice a lot of time on projects on management's radar. Work-life balance takes a terrible toll. Career development seems to hit a plateau after 5-8 years. Perks and benefits gradually reduced over the years if you're not in management.

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