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 316 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 312 reviews)); "Pay and bonus are good." ((in 208 reviews)); "only salary is good mangament is worrest" ((in 152 reviews)); "Good company and work culture" ((in 88 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 78 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and treating people like a commodity." ((in 74 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 31 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 24 reviews)); "Based on favoritism" ((in 11 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

Jan 29, 2025

Pretty good management but they like to bend over for TSMC. 7.5/10

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Managers actually treat you like human beings most of the time Able to claim OT (for my position and team at least, it depends) Top vendor company in semicon, competing head to head with LAM (don’t say I never share that LAM is winning)

Cons

Managers recently like to bend over for TSMC and be yes man. The ones who have the suffer are us peasants. Average promotion rate (~2-3years, but can slow down significantly once you hit E3 unless you know how to suck it. But that goes for every company.

3.0

Jan 28, 2025

Need better management

Customer engineer vi

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is strong and good industry

Cons

Poor operation. Lots of work load but no overtime and man power

4.0

Jan 28, 2025

Good company

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- a lot of rotational opportunities

Cons

- a lot of work and business is complex

Viewing 562 - 564 of 4,585 Reviews

Jobs at Applied Materials

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Process Engineer New College Grad - Master Degree (Santa Clara, CA)

Product Marketing IV B4

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