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?

78% 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 (166) , Software Engineer (161) , Engineering Technician (102) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (88) , Manufacturing Technician (79) , Customer Engineer II (77) , Senior Software Engineer (76) , Project Manager (68) , Applications Engineer (64) , Manufacturing Engineer (62) , Process Support Engineer (56) , 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 311 reviews)); "Welfare and work life balance is good" ((in 277 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 206 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 88 reviews))

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

"No credit for engineers who do the work but there are too many managers taking the credit just by talking." ((in 111 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 76 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 75 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 32 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.

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,559 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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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 4,559 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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1.0

Jul 8, 2021

Poor management, fun coworkers

Customer engineer i

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Pros

Coworkers were young and fun to hang out with. Some brilliant people, and you get to travel to Asia for training.

Cons

It's like being in highschool sometimes. Everyone has clicks, theres bullies, and management will lie and underpay you. From what I hear they are currently undergoing lawsuits for not paying proper wages. Also you will be worked like a dog doing manual labor in a clean room.

5.0

Apr 10, 2021

Ethical and inclusive workplace

Technical manager manufacturing

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Pros

-Highly ethical workplace: especially in terms of pay, it is very transparent -Inclusive workplace: Provides equal opportunities for staff across varied spectrums -Flexible workplace and work timings: Currently working from home, and no fixed work timings. You work as long as your committed deliverables are met to your stakeholder's satisfactions. -Attrative flexible benefits including stocks, bonuses and paid vacations. -Variety of resources, trainings and opportunities for professional development.

Cons

-Work-life balance can sometimes be upset with late night meetings all week long.

2.0

Dec 26, 2019

Heavy management, no career growth for young engineers

Process engineer

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Pros

You can be doing average work in 9 to 6 schedule without any pressure if you don’t care about career growth and low pay

Cons

Fast work pace, ups and downs depending on market, working weekends frequently if upturn. Only few people work their as off while others work with no understanding of what they do. No credit for engineers who do the work but there are too many managers taking the credit just by talking. Too many new managers who did not receive proper training by HR so highly partial judgment on ethnicity and gender occurs in everyday conversations and even during hiring or promotion decisions. Overall low pay combined with high living cost in the bay area.

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