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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Applied Materials?

78% 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 (166) , Software Engineer (161) , Engineering Technician (102) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (89) , Manufacturing Technician (79) , Customer Engineer II (77) , Senior Software Engineer (76) , Project Manager (68) , Applications Engineer (64) , Manufacturing Engineer (63) , 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 312 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 310 reviews)); "good pay and semi" ((in 213 reviews)); "great colleagues and work events" ((in 92 reviews)); "Good work culture and inclusiveness" ((in 90 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 196 reviews)); "Low salary and superior is unable to do much about it" ((in 138 reviews)); "No credit for engineers who do the work but there are too many managers taking the credit just by talking." ((in 109 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 76 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 72 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.

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,567 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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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 4,567 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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3.0

Jul 7, 2008

A fair review of AMAT

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The work is cutting edge, AMAT has a tremendous portfolio of intellectual property, a large and global customer base and is located in the bay area.

Cons

The work can be physically demanding and requires extended on-site presence several times of the week. There is often a lack of communication between different groups and managers leading to lost time, lost revenue and lost market share. Too many layers of management sometimes reduces the visibility of the people who actually do the hard work.

3.0

Jun 27, 2008

Slowly dying company

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Industry leader; large organization that masks a lot of incompetence. There are good growth opportunities in the market place. Some of the engineers and general employees are really bright and do a fantastic job.

Cons

Bureaucracy, senior level incompetence, not nimble at all. In general decision making capabilities are limited. No discipline in many areas.

4.0

Jun 17, 2008

This company was once great... now it is average.. if this keeps up it could be bad soon.

Customer engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay and the hours. Having the compressed work week is a definite draw for me. And having worked for the company a while I received a decent salary.

Cons

The political culture and the constant nickel and diming from upper management. Feels like they are always taking things away and never giving.

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