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 (76) , 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 316 reviews)); "Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 305 reviews)); "Good work life balance and able to work remotely" ((in 270 reviews)); "Good pay the closer ou are to the top" ((in 206 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 83 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 79 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 71 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 36 reviews)); "The CTO upper management added in the past year or so has made the organization very unfocused and internally paranoid due to lack of any real communication." ((in 33 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.

Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,580 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 4,580 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).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Aug 23, 2012

Hi-Tech Company, good workign environment

Technical lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Involvement in high technology products and issues Casual, warm and employee friendly work environment Flexibility in working hours Global perspective to work, experienced peers

Cons

less leaves initial 2 years most calls happen during evening difficult to catch up with new technologies happening all the time Frequent shudowns due to cyclical nature of business

5.0

Aug 18, 2012

Very driven towards employee development

Mechanical engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with employees to drive their career towards goals

Cons

Can be long hours and high stress at market peaks

3.0

Aug 17, 2012

Fluctuating job security

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big worldwide company - more opportunities, more chances to see other places around the world. Personal processes (Learning & development, promotion) are well established and continuously evolving.

Cons

Industry is very unstable, takes big dives every 2-3 years making the job security challenging. Share value has been flat in the past years. Salery is OK compared to other companies.

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