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

Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,579 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% 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 4,579 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).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

2.0

Feb 3, 2013

Company in turmoil

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salaries and benefits are generous; telecommuting is encouraged especially in IT ; large company with multitude of opportunities throughout the company; employees are friendly and helpful and have been there for a long time

Cons

Poorly managed and lagging behind competition; consistent management turmoil and quarterly layoffs; lagging stock price and options; merger with Varian Semiconductor left power strife that is undermining company values and opening company up to more turmoil; greater than average turnover of employees

4.0

Feb 2, 2013

Applied Materials is a great company (all things considered)!

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work in the state-of-art, high technology area of semiconductors processing. Well regarded and No.1 company in the industry. Interesting, technically challenging work. Great colleagues, employees, great diversity, representing culture, nationalities and universities.

Cons

Cyclical business leading to work-force reduction every 2-3 years. Could be stressful or long hours, depending on the position. Many cases hurry-hurry wait-wait situation. To a small extent sometimes needless bureaucracy.

2.0

Jan 29, 2013

Mike Splinter continues to hang on as CEO

Senior process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Experienced coworkers - Company resources - Customer focus

Cons

- Senior management lack of direction - Stock price - Living Quarter to Quarter - Outsourcing - Cutting medical benefits for employees - Continuous layoffs

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Jobs at Applied Materials

Customer Engineer PDC Sem

Subject Matter Expert – Cleanliness (m/f/d) for the semiconductor industry

Customer Engineer - Graduate Program

Techniker (m/d/w): Fertigungstechniker, Industriemechaniker, Mechatroniker, Feinwerkmechaniker