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

1.0

Jun 12, 2010

Ridiculously long hours

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-- Good compensation compared to other jobs -- Flexible hours -- Coworkers on the lower levels are great people -- Everyone here is extremely smart and talented

Cons

-- Long hours all the time. It's expected that you work 12 hour days, and that you come in on weekends. Because of this, your hourly compensation is actually pretty bad. -- No work / life balance at all. Don't know how people with families can survive working at this company. -- Management won't allow more resources / hiring even though it will clearly help teams accomplish more work

3.0

Mar 15, 2010

Contractors Galore

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There used to be a lot of good reasons to work here. It's kinda hard to think of any now. I guess if you like working crazy hours and constant fire-fighting, constant change, then you would love it here because you will never get bored.

Cons

Management is so intent on turning all their RFT's into contractors, that we are losing talent everyday. And along with that talent goes a lot of knowledge that increasingly makes our daily activities harder.

1.0

Dec 2, 2009

One of the most important U.S. companies you’ve probably never heard of

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge technology, semiconductor industry. Amazing coworkers

Cons

Mike Splinter, board of directors. Failed solar strategy. Lack of focus on core business - semiconductor. Major customers are highly annoyed at AMAT support for new and existing products... Outsourcing jobs to China. Sending highly valuable/sensitive and technical data/patents to China. Poor compensation. Over 24 months of shutdowns, 25% paycut. Multiple layoffs. Zero pay adjustments in three years, no stock options being granted to regular employees right now. Further job uncertainty over next 18months. CEO and board of directors are not even listening to senior Silicon group managers.

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