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 (89) , 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 311 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 303 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 201 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 91 reviews)); "very good work environment fo employye beginer" ((in 81 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 77 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 24 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.

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,560 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 4,560 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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4.0

Sep 14, 2009

Take your chances

Technical support engineer

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

High tech, very smart people, competent engineers, ablity to execute

Cons

management is wishy washy; weak, internal squabbling, often make poor product development decisions, expect more work for less pay.

3.0

Aug 22, 2009

Great Learning Place for NCG

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A place with established technology competence, a lot of learning opportunities that are not available to other companies. Great for NCG to swim and learn how to survive in the future.

Cons

Very long work hours. Everyone is doing the same and drag you into a deep hole that has no end.

3.0

Aug 7, 2009

Good place to learn, especially if you want to learn about politics

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Good benifits, though they keep getting reduced allow for work life ballance lots of different people to work with opportunity to travel in support

Cons

No task is done by one person lots of meetings and task forces lots of empire building mutual trust and respect stop at grade38

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