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?

"Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 321 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)); "good pay and semi" ((in 208 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 90 reviews)); "great colleagues and work events" ((in 85 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 78 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 74 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 34 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 25 reviews)); "Too much drama and favoritism ." ((in 13 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.

Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,581 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,581 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

3.0

Dec 17, 2012

Too many Reorgs!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engineers are for the most part quite intelligent and easy to get along with. Many projects were quite interesting and cutting-edge. Good benefits package compared to similar companies (401K matching, employee stock purchase plan, health care).

Cons

Too many reorganizations -- I had a new manager every year. Bad project management in the division I worked in -- frequent late cancellations, scrambling. Office politics also frequently got in the way of project completion. During downturns, the cost-cutting was to the point of ridiculousness.

5.0

Dec 13, 2012

Mechanical engineer

Mechanical engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly Work environment and good salary. There are many knowledge people to learn and good training system. Working hours are reasonable.

Cons

I have been working at Applied Materials Inc. for a little over 1 year. However, I have not found any thing so far. I can not think of any thing about cons.

4.0

Dec 13, 2012

Applied Materials semiconductor equipment company review

Director, business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee and customer focused messaging from Corporate perspective. Compensation structure (salary, bonus, RSU's, benefits) are competitive within Silicon Valley

Cons

Industry is susceptible to severe downturns every 3-5 years resulting in corresponding employee downsizing events. The company has invested large sums in the Solar equipment space which is currently dominated by the Chinese. Even though the company has tried to rightsize the business to make it breakeven in the hopes of a turnaround, my feeling is this will be a fruitless effort in the long run

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Jobs at Applied Materials

Global Product Support

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