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 5% 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 (96) , 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 236 reviews)); "The benefits are good as is the 401 k but beyond that not much else of redeeming quality." ((in 208 reviews)); "Great people working in the FAB doing everything they can to hold this place together." ((in 170 reviews)); "Good pay and experience for an internship" ((in 143 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and easy to work with in Fab 10 (East Fishkill)." ((in 118 reviews))

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

"Poor management to grow own employees to manager level" ((in 238 reviews)); "Low salary and did not offer growth potential" ((in 127 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 52 reviews)); "poor leadership, they're mostly lazy and like to bully employees around." ((in 39 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

GlobalFoundries reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(2,427 total reviews)

Tim Breen

74% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (2,427 reviews)

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GlobalFoundries has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,427 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Jul 15, 2014

Enjoyable Job With Good Work/Life Balance

Senior technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Compressed workweek gives free time. 2) Complex environment gives motivated employees an opportunity to learn 3) Decent Pay 4) Leading edge technology job in the area

Cons

1) Upward mobility seems limited 2) Low morale 3) Lack of in depth training leave employees underutilized

1.0

Jul 14, 2014

"State of the art factory." -It's just like every Intel, Samsung and TSMC fab, only smaller & less efficient...

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great job for Engineers as we never have to go into the factory. We get to spend our entire day dodging work by going to meetings. Another great hiding place is the fab itself. That place is usually a ghost-town, void of anybody but the shift equipment techs. Great job for Process Technicians and Process Engineers as well, as they are not required to spend any time in the factory. Another great thing is that even if you do absolutely nothing, they'll bring in some IBM Engineers to pick up your slack.

Cons

Don't call yourself a state of the art factory if you plan on using SiView or Xsite. It's like driving a Ferrari with a Yugo motor. Second source or start from scratch. Do something, anything, but please quit band-aiding these trash programs and continuing to tell us that they're great.

2.0

Jul 14, 2014

Clueless management

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good engineers who are trying to work hard on every random project thrown at them by the management

Cons

Management changes road map and priorities on a daily basis

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