Is Applied Materials a good company to work for?

Applied Materials has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,405 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at Applied Materials to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Applied Materials have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Intern and Process Engineer II .

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 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.

What are the top reviewed Applied Materials locations?

Santa Clara , Austin , Sunnyvale , Gloucester , San Jose , Hillsboro , Phoenix , Kalispell , Boise , Chandler , Albany , Portland , New York , Malta , Israel , Dallas , Boston , Lehi , Santa Clarita , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Salt Lake City , Richardson , Mountain View , Seattle , Santa Clara , Pflugerville , San Diego , East Fishkill , East Gloucester

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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 Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews

3.0

Oct 28, 2018

Senior electrical engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability Fair salary Fair life-work balance

Cons

Heavy bureaucracy Hard to advance Very conservative industry

4.0

Oct 9, 2018

Very good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perfect place to work, nice, great, excellent

Cons

No cons in working for this place

3.0

Sep 28, 2018

Tech Lead Bangalore

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is investing on good technology stack. Decent work life Decent benefits

Cons

Depends on team you work. Some teams are not on par in terms of technology they use.

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Product Marketing IV B4

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

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

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

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