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

(4,558 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% 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 4,558 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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5K reviews

2.0

Aug 30, 2019

Tough company culture

Business finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Retirement company. If you don't care about doing good work and just care about earning paychecks, ideal company for you. Good benefits.

Cons

Lower than market base pay. Forced shutdowns. No pro-rated bonus payout. Bureaucracy at every level. Inefficient processes. People in general are very unmotivated to work. Lot of instability in Finance organization which adds extra work and stress to your role.

3.0

Mar 28, 2019

mixed bag

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent pay, good co workers

Cons

3 to 4 weeks unpaid shutdown every year..................most newer employees never get to accumulate any vacation time.....quite surprised none of my colleagues mention this in their reviews

1.0

Mar 9, 2017

Good Old Boy's club with zero work life balance

It project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Umm...our stock is high so ESPP is paying off Can't think of anything else...I'll be leaving as soon as possible.

Cons

Work 7 days a week, work every evening from home, work extremely early mornings. No ability to have any life at all. Good Old Boys club, does not accept new people Groups are not diverse and if you don't come from their culture you're treated horribly False HR reporting by team members and supported by Management Huge politics Poor HR Support Constant travel internationally

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