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 (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?

"Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 314 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 306 reviews)); "Pay and bonus are good." ((in 195 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 89 reviews)); "Many opportunities to get high visibility and get touch with many knowledges" ((in 80 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 193 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 78 reviews)); "working in a very cyclical industry and the company had too many reorganizations and layoffs." ((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))

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

(4,578 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 4,578 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

5.0

Feb 26, 2013

Strategic Global HR!

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I studied HR Management before beginning my career at Applied. Unlike other organizations, the company focuses on driving strategic alignment and leveraging its talent to do so. There are so many areas to learn, develop, and make an impact within HR.

Cons

Applied Materials is actively indergoing strategic change that is multifaceted. As a new employee, it can be overwhelming to learn the ropes while so many things are in transition.

3.0

Apr 9, 2011

Interesting; no two days are the same. Problem solving is key and I thrive on chaos so it works for me.

Customer engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My peers are intelligent, and the company hires top notch people. The health benefits are good. Multitasking and problem solving (for me) are enjoyable. I like being a part of cutting edge technology.

Cons

Work/life balance is non existent. Shift differential is being taken away soon. Surviving 13 layoffs, is especially stressful. Lack of knowing what top management is thinking and what tomorrow will bring.

2.0

Feb 24, 2010

Yay for Pay... but that's about it.

Product structure engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was absolutely great until the downturn forced pay cuts. The benefits were always great. There were a lot of intelligent people with great ideas about how to improve products and processes.

Cons

While the pay was great, employees were forced to take a 5% pay cut. Upper Management took a 10% pay cut, but because the company made it to their profitability goal, all the VPs and such got HUGE bonuses compared to their pay cut. Employees got shafted on that one. While there were a lot of intelligent people with great ideas, management rarely listened to them (until they hired a consultant who told them the same thing). If you did good work, you got pigeonholed doing it and they kept piling more work on fromt he folks who were laid-off. So eventually people got burned out because they were doing 3X the work (or more) than they were getting paid for. Sadly, their heroic efforts were rewarded with "Well, you got a job."

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