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 been stable over the past 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 (170) , Software Engineer (163) , Engineering Technician (103) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (90) , Manufacturing Technician (80) , Customer Engineer II (79) , Senior Software Engineer (77) , 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 326 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 319 reviews)); "good pay and semi" ((in 210 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 87 reviews)); "Colleagues are good and helpful" ((in 87 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Applied Materials according to real employee 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 70 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 34 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 23 reviews)); "Bias and Favoritism: There is clear favoritism displayed by demand managers, with certain employees receiving preferential treatment." ((in 12 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

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,585 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 4,585 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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2.0

Jul 5, 2013

Management is insular and have no sense of personal or professional integrity - treat engineers as consumables

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Great at solving problems Great with customers Good at identifying potential business opportunities

Cons

Always in fire fighting mode Really poor upper management that over commits to customers, over-works and under compensates and poorly rewards the engineers Upper management is tone deaf to poor employee morale, and continuously swing from reckless hiring to downsizing

4.0

Jun 25, 2013

Fast moving pace and highly competitve

Engineering technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposed to a lot of different technologies

Cons

Can be impersonal and unfair

4.0

Jun 24, 2013

Salary and available training exceptional

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good salary Training readily available Telecommuting available for some roles Company expects mutual trust and respect

Cons

Long hours expected Not all employees willing to share knowledge Accountability isn't always there Between workload and stress, one earns every cent they are paid

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