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 been stable over the past 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, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Applied Materials?

Process Engineer (199) , Customer Engineer (170) , Software Engineer (163) , Engineering Technician (103) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (90) , Manufacturing Technician (80) , Customer Engineer II (79) , Senior Software Engineer (77) , 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 321 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 309 reviews)); "Good pay and bennies." ((in 217 reviews)); "only salary is good mangament is worrest" ((in 150 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and easy to get along with" ((in 92 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 197 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 79 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and treating people like a commodity." ((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.

Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,585 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

85% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,585 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

4.0

Feb 18, 2025

Solid place to work

Business management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great group of people, systems and processes are in pretty good order, people know what to do, not much backstabbing / finger pointing.

Cons

A lot of executives there for a long time, hard to rise through the ranks / make a strong difference. Big company.

3.0

Feb 18, 2025

Ramp up to 21st century

Sr director strategic marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Very strong STEM-based workforce - Materials Science, Chemical and Mechanical Engineering. 2. Most BU leaders have Ph.Ds. Strong technical leadership and therefore, unlikely to crumble like Intel in the next 10-15 years.

Cons

1. Workforce dominated by lifers with 20-30 years at Applied or the semiconductor capital equipment industry . Some are literally fossils holding on to their jobs with no innovative thinking and flag-bearers of naysaying. 2. Prescriptive culture and sheltered existence resulting in shockingly poor business acumen demonstrated even at Sr. Director levels. 3. Rampant politics and quid pro quo culture are definitely hurting gross margins.

4.0

Feb 18, 2025

Review

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible in personal work life balance

Cons

Ever changing environment in industry

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Jobs at Applied Materials

Technical Commodity Business Management V (B5) Semi, Cleaning , Coating Exp. Required

Product Marketing IV B4

Materials Project Management II, New College Grad- Bachelor/Master's (Austin, TX)

Process Support Engineer I, New College Grad - Bachelor's (Austin, TX)