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

(4,559 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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5K reviews

4.0

Apr 21, 2026

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Team lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunity to learn and upskill

Cons

annual hike are very low

4.0

Apr 20, 2026

Quite ok

Senior process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent colleagues and management Non-toxic Paid overtime depending on which team you work for Semi Flexi, depending on your boss

Cons

Slow progress if you don’t network well with bosses Extremely challenging environment Very high workload Management is very poor at managing customer expectations, resulting in a lot of unnecessary stressful grind for people in the ground

1.0

Apr 17, 2026

Disorganized management hurts employee

Finacial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Internship was great, good manager and supportive

Cons

Old school company, management sets you up to fail by having you report to your manager and your manager’s manager. Both of them give slightly conflicting guidance and you end up with a poor review. Glad to be out of there. They walk around with a clipboard to check attendance for in office like you’re in school.

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