Does GlobalFoundries pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GlobalFoundries employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GlobalFoundries. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GlobalFoundries?

65% 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 (189) , Principal Engineer (158) , Senior Engineer (143) , Intern (109) , Equipment Engineer (97) , Member Of Technical Staff (69) , Manager (59) , Maintenance Technician (56) , Associate Engineer (50) , 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 401k" ((in 249 reviews)); "The benefits are good as is the 401 k but beyond that not much else of redeeming quality." ((in 196 reviews)); "Great people working in the FAB doing everything they can to hold this place together." ((in 173 reviews)); "Good pay and bonus quarterly" ((in 136 reviews)); "Colleagues is good and friendly" ((in 115 reviews))

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

"Poor management to grow own employees to manager level" ((in 239 reviews)); "Low salary and did not offer growth potential" ((in 127 reviews)); "Some managers have little or no concept of how ridiculously time" ((in 101 reviews)); "Upper management is blind to what goes on especially if you work a night shift." ((in 54 reviews)); "Very poor Senior leadership" ((in 42 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

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,441 total reviews)

Tim Breen

77% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

GlobalFoundries has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,441 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

1.0

Apr 20, 2018

KILLING EMPLOYEE BY STUPID RULES

Machine operator

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Medical benefits,allowances environment annual dinner bonus

Cons

no increment, lousy supervisors, no humanity, treat people like robot, will deduct whole month salary when resigning by giving lousy reasons. supervisors and management are creeps. steal employee money by AWOL terminating staffs. cant sleep on your break times night shift. torture employee by tap in tap out system.

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.

1.0

Apr 10, 2018

CAD Engineer

Cad engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is 1 of the top5 semiconductor manufacturing center in the US. Considering R&D competencies it is #1 or #2 in the US.

Cons

Careers management is terrible leading to low retention rate for MTS level and poor attractivity for potential new hires. Acquisition of IBMmicro 3 years ago, lead to promotion of a large number of SMTS/PMTS contributors in order to adjust for high IBM salaries (compared to GF bands) and/or as an incentive to move to Albany. These engineers are not mobile, so very few opportunities appear in SMTS+ levels => career progression is very limited. HR also knows that there is no other competition in NY state, so a lot of HR ressources consist in attracting people upstate knowing that moving away/networking is difficult. Previous top leadership had varied profile (QCom, TI, ...). Sanjay Jha leaving results in top leadership to be 80% IBM (good=may end East coast/West coast political battles, bad=strong bias towards IBM corporate culture)

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