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?

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 (162) , Engineering Technician (102) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (90) , Manufacturing Technician (80) , Customer Engineer II (77) , 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?

"Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 328 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 313 reviews)); "Overall it's good and work life balance" ((in 291 reviews)); "good pay and semi" ((in 209 reviews)); "only salary is good mangament is worrest" ((in 147 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 76 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 74 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 34 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 24 reviews)); "Establish clear policies to prevent favoritism and ensure equal treatment for all employees." ((in 12 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

(4,572 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

85% approve of CEO

72% 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 4,572 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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1.0

Aug 11, 2024

Bad management, culture and politics

Process engineer

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Good lunch options and some good coworkers.

Cons

Bad company culture and very top heavy, and managers are constantly taking credit for ICs work. Bloated R&D budgets where people take advantage of the system, people waste money or give it away to friends or themselves. No work life balance, no opportunities for growth and poor pay for how many hours salaried employees end up working. People expected to get on calls at 9pm and wake up for 6am meetings the next morning. Do yourself a favor and don’t waste your time here.

1.0

Jan 1, 2024

Worse Experience - PDC - Bangalore Office- Software Team

Associate lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting Domain can't think of anything else

Cons

Worse Management. would never recommend to even a disliked person to join here, it is that horrible. Can't say about other departments but beware of this one. Senior team member do not want to share information, want to keep themselves valued. will so far as to not tell you stuff while formulating requirements and then while review point out all these "missed" things. Even though the domain is interesting you will not really learn anything since there is very less documentation and the workflows are very complex (well unless you are willing to spend 10 years here). was once told that should not contact senior team members by management to clarify doubts or ask anything(was a newly joined person) as their time is too valuable.

1.0

Jan 9, 2023

Overworked underpaid

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good if you are starting your career fresh out of college

Cons

Overworked. Under paid. No work life balance.

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