Is Applied Materials a good company to work for?

Applied Materials has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,401 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, 3.8 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 (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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Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,581 total reviews)

Gary Dickerson

86% 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 4,581 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

5.0

May 31, 2016

mechanical engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

design ability passion hard work experience management team work hard work

Cons

personality argument push hard balance highligh problem always mad to lazy employee

4.0

May 24, 2016

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, great environment

Cons

You will be entering a niche domain.

3.0

May 3, 2016

Good Work culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Applied Materials offers good benefits for employees. Work depends on the team you work for.

Cons

Not much as of I know.

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