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 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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2.0

Nov 9, 2019

a company with worst politics

Materials program manager

Recommend

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Pros

Engineering team is very experienced and knowledgeable. It is great team and the major treasure of the company.

Cons

Politics is very worse. It is the worst company I have ever worked in my over 10 years working experience. The manager doesn't value great employee. All is about politics. You will not be recognized fairly. A lot of great coworkers left the company in last 2-3 years. I will never go back. Of course, it might be an okay option if you want to find some place to retire there ... because there are too many employees who are doing nothing or doing something but still have a good salary. No one cares. If you are young and want to learn and grow, I will suggest that you should think about the offer seriously. Don't waste your life there.

2.0

Apr 3, 2019

Not the same company anymore from 10 yrs ago

Business manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Size; opportunities to transfer to other functions /areas

Cons

It's like 8 different companies with independent business processes and culture. Main goal in life for everyone is to STM (survive the meeting) via pretry PowerPoints and and flowery stories. Not focused on business expansion or competitive position at all. All internally focused on how to get by the next internal meeting.

4.0

Jan 12, 2019

Share the wealth...

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent work life balance Flexibility in working locations Industry leader Great access to career enhancement training Fairly decent communication up and down management chain (department dependent)

Cons

Too many directors and vp’s Increasing number of department silos, less sharing of ideas and activities And lastly, need to do a better job of sharing bonus and stock payouts with non-executive level employees. If we are the ones enabling the executives bonus payouts due to meeting or exceeding our performance goals we should be able to share in the outcome, not just meager merit increase (2%).

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