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?

65% of GlobalFoundries employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GlobalFoundries 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GlobalFoundries?

Engineer (216) , Process Engineer (188) , Principal Engineer (155) , Senior Engineer (142) , Intern (105) , Equipment Engineer (94) , Member Of Technical Staff (69) , Manager (59) , Maintenance Technician (56) , Associate Engineer (47) , Senior Process Engineer (44) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (43) , 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 250 reviews)); "The benefits are good as is the 401 k but beyond that not much else of redeeming quality." ((in 198 reviews)); "Great people working in the FAB doing everything they can to hold this place together." ((in 170 reviews)); "Good pay and bonus quarterly" ((in 133 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and easy to work with in Fab 10 (East Fishkill)." ((in 111 reviews))

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

"Poor management to grow own employees to manager level" ((in 235 reviews)); "Low salary and did not offer growth potential" ((in 107 reviews)); "Some managers have little or no concept of how ridiculously time" ((in 98 reviews)); "Upper management is blind to what goes on especially if you work a night shift." ((in 52 reviews)); "Low pay and bonuses." ((in 45 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 GlobalFoundries locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Burlington , Austin , Essex Junction

GlobalFoundries reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,417 total reviews)

Tim Breen

72% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

GlobalFoundries has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,417 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Oct 21, 2012

Truly global company

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working in a dynamic and cross cultural team , a fast pace work environment which would help to mold a new engineer into shape, pay matches with industry standards

Cons

Training is not widely available to all engineers. And most of the training only takes place during the day. It might be better if there are training sessions which are available between 7-10 pm , considering the night shift engineers as well

1.0

Oct 16, 2012

Big technology in ultra-competitive semi market; tough place to work.

Former business function leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent technology, good research capabilities, smart people are prevalent in technology and manufacturing areas. Great for upstate New York and local economy and the fab in Malta is the most advanced facility of its kind globally. Cafeteria is high-end.

Cons

Work-life balance doesn't exist, for an open space environment there is not a lot of collaboration and email is used way too much as the primary form of communication. You walk around and not everyone is enthusiastic, they are hard at work but there is a culture that exists where employees are on edge. There have been several leadership changes at the executive level and it is highly political and driven by Singapore and Milpitas. If you join GF, you will work a lot of hours, nights and weekends and the company does not truly value its employees - its greatest asset.

3.0

Oct 13, 2012

For Dresden: Professional company with semi-professional HR

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Certainly GF is and will be among the most dynamic, demanding and interesting companies for the next couple of years. Huge, global investments in high-cost countries in state of the art high-tech. What an experiment that is complete the opposite of what all other global companies are doing

Cons

Contacted via head-hunter GF offered more than one challenging job. Interviews via phone went well for all parties involved and we all agreed to proceed further. And suddenly it turned out, that there is no budget for the positions. I have thought of a bad excuse to hire someone else. But via private contacts the information is confirmed. So the GF HR kept the head-hunter busy, kept a few candidates around Europe busy, wasted theirs and other peoples time with various telephone conferences - and then HR´s figures out there is no budget ? Come on guys, don´t do this again !

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