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 (165) , Software Engineer (161) , Engineering Technician (102) , Engineer (95) , Mechanical Engineer (88) , 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 304 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)); "Overall it's good and work life balance" ((in 268 reviews)); "Good pay and industry leader" ((in 205 reviews)); "Colleagues are good and helpful" ((in 87 reviews))

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

"Bad management and stinky co" ((in 192 reviews)); "Long hours and getting longer as more people are laid off to get Executive management their bonuses." ((in 78 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs hurt morale." ((in 77 reviews)); "No training at all throw you in learn as you go" ((in 29 reviews)); "Everyone is afraid of senior management." ((in 24 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

(4,556 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 4,556 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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1.0

May 12, 2019

Too much work hours for Process Engineers

Senior process engineer

Recommend

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Pros

No pros.. standard pay in the field..

Cons

Pay still lower than what software people make in bay area so you are always outpaced by them. Horrible work hours for Process Engineers.. 10-12 hour work days and work even on weekend. Its assumed you will work on weekends without asking you. Too many projects for one engineer so you are always over burdened. Negligible chances of promotion. Average promotion take 7-9 years and only 10% raise after that. Afer promtion, you are expected to work even more

2.0

Jan 14, 2019

Hired for one position and got moved almost immediately to one I didn't want

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, technological forefront

Cons

Managers do not care how much you work they will still ask for more, no one takes your concerns seriously. I had many other job offers and chose this one because of the opportunity they hired me for, only to get moved. I gave new position a chance and now I hate it and I'm stuck. Thanks AMAT!

1.0

Nov 8, 2015

Shutdown and layoff is a norm

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Major office and labs are in California. What bad can you say about California? Oh and their layoff package is also nice, so if you join the company with a mindset that you wanna be laid off, Applied Materials is THE ONE.

Cons

Shutdown and layoff multiple times EVERY year since 2012. Take this year (2015) for example, there's shut down in July, September and probably another 2-week shutdown in Christmas. What about layoff? It's a continuous process, so even harder to quantify, but CMP has layoff of 20% in summer 2015. What about management? Well? If you read my comments above, what do you expect from them?

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