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 (88) , Manufacturing Technician (79) , Customer Engineer II (77) , Senior Software Engineer (76) , Project Manager (68) , Applications Engineer (64) , Manufacturing Engineer (62) , Process Support Engineer (56) , 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 315 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 311 reviews)); "Welfare and work life balance is good" ((in 277 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 206 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 88 reviews))

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

"No credit for engineers who do the work but there are too many managers taking the credit just by talking." ((in 111 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 75 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 32 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 23 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

(4,557 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% 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 4,557 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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0

Mar 8, 2017

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Process engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Ample parking on weekends, and you get to make new friends every month, and rotate them every six months when they leave

Cons

Everything else: no work life balance, people seem to be more focused on apportioning blame than solving problems, you work every weekend, get called at midnight, and so on. Worse, you are working hard, but you are not actually solving any problems. You are either indulging someone's vanity, or putting a band-aid on a major problem and pushing it down to the next victim to rinse and repeat the cycle. AMAT suffered a lot due to eroding customer trust three short years ago - no one learnt a lesson from that - that cycle is bound to repeat again.

1.0

Dec 12, 2022

Would not recommend!

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good cafeteria, great food & welcoming lunch team

Cons

Toxic work environment, contractors are treated the worst as they expected to drop prioritized tasks and rush to assist executives who will remove you from your position if you simply ask that a support ticket be issued so work can be tracked. --I was warned by a relative who is also a previous employee against accepting any roles here and did not take the warning seriously, I should have listened.

3.0

Jul 24, 2021

VP says: "Your paycheck arrives every two weeks without any issues, so I should get results on schedule"

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Amazing leading edge technology, lots to learn from co-workers and some good managers. If you are in the right circle, you will grow well and be handsomely rewarded

Cons

Some of the upper level management really need a lesson in how to deal with other human beings, rather than treat them as just labor to be exploited.

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