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 (78) , 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 312 reviews)); "Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 308 reviews)); "Good work life balance and able to work remotely" ((in 277 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 215 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 91 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 197 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 80 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 73 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 34 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 24 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

(4,573 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,573 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

Sep 8, 2021

Demanding and not rewarding

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of teams and tech to chose from if you dont like where you ended up

Cons

OLD tech. Really REALLY old and not supporing innovation or changes. Lots of managers are promoted for the wrong reasons. Although they say they care about WLB, you will work MUCH more compared to other places and its taken as granted by managment!

3.0

Aug 17, 2021

Works at Applied

Business manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, good company resources to support work related activities, advanced technology in semiconductor industry, market leader in the industry

Cons

Large corporate environment with startup like work load from time to time, people can be very political from time to time, many people work hard to achieve both personal and team's objectives but some people not necessarily

3.0

Jul 16, 2021

BU culture is questionable

Process engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good starting job for new college grads - big platform - many opportunities to learn

Cons

- rigid infrastructure in management - slow promotion track - low reward and unbalanced rewarding system for front-line engineer - heavy politics, and questionable company culture

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