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 (168) , 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?

"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 320 reviews)); "Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 316 reviews)); "good pay and semi" ((in 217 reviews)); "Colleagues are good and helpful" ((in 87 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 86 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 199 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 81 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 74 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 32 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 25 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

(4,582 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 4,582 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

4.0

Mar 11, 2013

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Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Comprehensive company focused on technology of semiconductor equipment, you have the chance to develop your technology capability in all the aspects of semiconductor fabrication if you want to be a technologist

Cons

It's the biggest company in it's field and gradually it develops a lot of inefficiency and a lot of politics bubbles

4.0

Mar 8, 2013

nice firm, good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company, nice work culture, overall satisfied with AMAT. Compensation provided is good as well.

Cons

less interaction within different teams

4.0

Mar 6, 2013

Decent compensation package across industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Comprehensive and competitvie compensation package

Cons

Changes all the time, direction not clear

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Materials Project Management II, New College Grad- Bachelor/Master's (Austin, TX)

Technical Commodity Business Management V (B5) Semi, Cleaning , Coating Exp. Required

Process Support Engineer I, New College Grad - Bachelor's (Austin, TX)

Product Marketing IV B4

Business Management V

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