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?

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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Applied Materials?

Process Engineer (199) , Customer Engineer (168) , Software Engineer (162) , Engineering Technician (102) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (90) , Manufacturing Technician (80) , Customer Engineer II (77) , Senior Software Engineer (76) , 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 313 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 307 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 211 reviews)); "only salary is good mangament is worrest" ((in 139 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and easy to get along with" ((in 91 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)); "working in a very cyclical industry and the company had too many reorganizations and layoffs." ((in 73 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 33 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

(4,572 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,572 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

2.0

Oct 24, 2011

Top-heavy management and over-worked employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay (if you're not a contractor, otherwise you'll be grossly underpaid) It's a global company, so it looks great on a resume

Cons

Company is top-heavy. Large layoffs every quarter end just to (falsely) inflate quarter end numbers causes the remaining employees to take on enormous amounts of work. Employees are working 60+ hours EVERY week, month over month trying to reach goals that are completely out of reach so that upper management can pocket big bonuses.

2.0

Jul 9, 2011

Interesting, challenging, and well-paid work that comes with a lot of unnecessary headaches

Senior global product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing variety of different industries to work on (semi, display, solar, battery) Some very capable and aggressive people that are driven to success A strong legacy of fantastic technology products

Cons

Lots of political in fighting Focus is shifting from a technology company to an operational company, Finance and legal are becoming the dominant force of the company CEO and CFO seem to push to have as much outsourced to China as possible CFO, formerly in the oil industry, is making most key product decisions in the company, bad for the company

2.0

May 1, 2011

You Aren't Fooling The Employees

Contractor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work with industry-leading products, casual workplace dress, easy in-out of complex, limited telecommuting possibilities, full-time employees treat contractors with respect.

Cons

Offshoring, offshoring, offshoring, lots of layoffs in US over past 5 years, outdated enterprise resource management systems, product group in-fighting, technicians and below hired/let go at the bat of an eye.

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Jobs at Applied Materials

Customer Support Technician

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