Does GlobalFoundries pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GlobalFoundries employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GlobalFoundries. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GlobalFoundries?

63% of GlobalFoundries employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GlobalFoundries 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GlobalFoundries?

Engineer (217) , Process Engineer (188) , Principal Engineer (157) , Senior Engineer (142) , Intern (106) , Equipment Engineer (97) , Member Of Technical Staff (69) , Manager (59) , Maintenance Technician (56) , Associate Engineer (49) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (44) , Senior Process Engineer (44) , Internship (35) , Process Integration Engineer (35) , Process Technician (35)

What are the pros of working at GlobalFoundries according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and" ((in 235 reviews)); "The benefits are good as is the 401 k but beyond that not much else of redeeming quality." ((in 197 reviews)); "Great people working in the FAB doing everything they can to hold this place together." ((in 166 reviews)); "Good pay and experience for an internship" ((in 135 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and easy to work with in Fab 10 (East Fishkill)." ((in 117 reviews))

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

"Poor management to grow own employees to manager level" ((in 241 reviews)); "Low salary and did not offer growth potential" ((in 119 reviews)); "Some managers have little or no concept of how ridiculously time" ((in 99 reviews)); "Upper management is blind to what goes on especially if you work a night shift." ((in 50 reviews)); "Low pay and bonuses." ((in 46 reviews))

What are employees saying about GlobalFoundries layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GlobalFoundries layoffs and their outlook for job security at GlobalFoundries in 2026.

What are the top reviewed GlobalFoundries locations?

Malta , Essex Junction , Santa Clara , Burlington , Essex , East Fishkill , New York , Albany , Austin , Milpitas , Hopewell Junction , San Jose , Ballston Spa , Sunnyvale , Saratoga Springs , Fishkill , Malta , Clifton Park , Poughkeepsie , Dallas , South Burlington , Edgewater , Trenton , Ballston Lake , Mechanicville , Schuylerville , Buffalo , Queensbury , Brooklyn , Uniondale

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3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(2,431 total reviews)

Tim Breen

75% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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GlobalFoundries has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,431 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GlobalFoundries 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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2K reviews

2.0

Mar 13, 2020

If that's what you want from life

Senior maintenance technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent money for fairly easy work.

Cons

Absurd hierarchy, lack of management, lack of direction, little to no career growth, repetitive, boring, toxic.

3.0

Mar 12, 2019

Great Team

Senior factory automation engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance, interesting work

Cons

low increments, company morale down after layoffs

4.0

Apr 19, 2018

New CEO!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of potential career growth opportunities.

Cons

It's taken 7 years to finally get to a point where management has been re orged to a point they seem to finally be listening to their surveys/ employees on numerous subjects.

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