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 318 reviews)); "Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 308 reviews)); "Good work life balance and able to work remotely" ((in 278 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 204 reviews)); "only salary is good mangament is worrest" ((in 162 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 75 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 33 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 25 reviews)); "Based on favoritism" ((in 16 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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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (4,580 reviews)

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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 6, 2012

A good place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great company with great history and many great product. Great benefit, treat employees very well.

Cons

Too many products going on, many products not making money and losing market share. Lots of lay-off recently. From software point of view, this is just not a software company...

3.0

Aug 6, 2012

Great experience, less bright future

Algorithm team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Financial stability, multidisciplinary environment, challenging technological problems, R&D methodology, benefits and compensation, each individual is measured by achievments.Emphasize on safety.

Cons

Difficult to introduce innovation.There's a lot of overhead in the R&D cycle due to the different procedures.Matrix management.

3.0

Aug 3, 2012

Work like a slave, get rewarded like a king

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly intelligent workforce, many opportunities to move around and grow your career. Challenging work for most roles, not boring! Lots of opportunities to make recommendations and influence up.

Cons

Many senior leaders seem to drive their own siloed agendas. It's not political in the sense of internal aggression, but it is difficult to collaborate and work across BU's and functions. Long-timers are rather jaded, probably because they have seen so many ups and downs in this highly cyclical environment.

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Jobs at Applied Materials

Global Product Support

Customer Support Technician