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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Applied Materials?

Process Engineer (199) , Customer Engineer (168) , Software Engineer (163) , Engineering Technician (103) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (90) , Manufacturing Technician (80) , Customer Engineer II (79) , Senior Software Engineer (76) , 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?

"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 318 reviews)); "Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 308 reviews)); "Good work life balance and able to work remotely" ((in 278 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 204 reviews)); "only salary is good mangament is worrest" ((in 162 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 79 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 75 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 33 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 25 reviews)); "Based on favoritism" ((in 16 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

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3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,579 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 4,579 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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4.0

Feb 18, 2013

Overall quite a good company to work with.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good People to work with.

Cons

too much focus on engineering results in neglecting other areas of improvements.

5.0

Feb 17, 2013

Environment where innovative & results-oriented employees thrive

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Over 10,000 patents; industry leader. + brilliant colleagues; very global + strong innovation & customer-focused culture + great use of technology in all aspects of the company including the supporting functions + base and total comp are good + over the past 2 years there has been increased focus on leadership values and management development

Cons

- Demanding environment - must be prepared to work hard; long hours - shutdowns are used to meet financial targets and employees are not always given adequate notice

3.0

Feb 4, 2013

great products, work like crazy

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Applied makes great products, market dominate player. standards benefits.

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I saw my coworker dies! It is true! heart attack! stressful, hard work, 2nd shift, night shift, tool time is expensive; human time is cheap. Semiconductor industry is shifting to Asia, low pay, it is a river of no return. Do you want to compete with low pay competitors? Do you want to work with dangerous chemicals? Applied is the place.

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