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 313 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)); "good pay and semi" ((in 216 reviews)); "great colleagues and work events" ((in 91 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 87 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 195 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 77 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and treating people like a commodity." ((in 73 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 28 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 26 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

2.0

Feb 2, 2009

Applied Materials, every king must pass his crown....

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse work force, some of the people truly care and are wonderful to work with. Pays well with good benefits. Some managers support the telecommuting option which makes work/life balance great (others don't like it and make it painful for those that are using telecommuting). They make excellent quality products, but silicon business isn't what it used to be.

Cons

Senior management is very disconnected with employees and has no sense of reality of what is really going on day-to-day. Some managers aren't very flexible to work/life balance. Lots of double-standards, senior management expects everyone to cuts costs, but they themselves aren't about to trim a nickle and reduce their comfort level.

2.0

Nov 23, 2008

Rocky road

Managing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sharp people. Good balance sheet. Name recognition. Silicon Valley based. Solar offering.

Cons

Highly political Vicious infighting Lack of integrity in some areas Weak leadership Constant churn Confused strategy

1.0

Sep 23, 2008

If you like combative and military cultures, this is a company to consider.

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are good and the salary is reasonable, but not very competitive with other tech jobs. (And besides, one should get combat pay for working at AMAT.) Other than what I mentioned, this company is the worst place I've worked for in my long career.

Cons

Applied is constantly rated as a great place to work, but most employees I worked with over many years disliked being at Applied. My feedback is not "sour grapes", but the consensus of other employees at AMAT also. There are many disadvantages: It is a combative, not cooperative work environment. Succeeding in this company is all about politics. For instance, directors will sabotage a project to make sure another director doesn't succeed. Very few decisions are made because they provide an arsenal for your enemies. Failure is not acceptable, but indecisiveness is tolerated. Real success is rare. Sr. management does a poor job of evaluating the costs and risks of major programs. Job advancements and salary increases are based on favoritism. Now, profit sharing will be based on the same criteria – meaning some employees won’t be recognized for their contributions, while those who have not accomplished much will get generous bonuses.

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