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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 (162) , Engineering Technician (102) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (90) , Manufacturing Technician (80) , Customer Engineer II (77) , 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?

"Benefits are good and Korea internal co workers are good" ((in 315 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 302 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 213 reviews)); "Colleagues are good and helpful" ((in 90 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 89 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 80 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 76 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 32 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 23 reviews)); "Based on favoritism" ((in 14 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

(4,573 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,573 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

2.0

Sep 5, 2010

Communication needs work, combative culture

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Biggest semi-conductor equipment provider, opportunity to travel, exposure to new skills, networking with other people in the industry, good support for education.

Cons

Communication between groups and within groups was lacking. Training of new hires in the systems and methodology of the company was poor. Culture was very divisive and antagonistic.

2.0

Aug 31, 2010

Herding Cats

Communications manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Advanced technical environment. Can do attitude.

Cons

Chaotic. Demanding. Budgets can change on a quarterly basis, often at the sake of current programs. Aggressive and argumentative culture.

2.0

Aug 29, 2010

It is OK to start

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Applied gave me a job offer (God bless AMAT) Benefit was pretty good. It is very good for an international engineer. (It is very hard to find an engineer from US) Their green card support is good.

Cons

There is no life/Work balance. There is no mutual trust and respect between manager and engineer. Middle manager is just watching what top manager (general manager) thinks. Most stupid decision was made around 5 pm. (Engineers waited the stupid decision and work over time). Weekend work is very common, but middle managers really enjoy that engineer work durin weekend. (no over time pay, no reward) The review process is pretty biased. Middle manager hates engineer career development (training or conference), and they just want a slave.

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Jobs at Applied Materials

Customer Support Technician

Process Technician III

Customer Support Technician II (T2)