Is Lam Research a good company to work for?

Lam Research has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,811 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at Lam Research to a friend and 86% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lam Research have been left by employees working as Intern , Field Service Engineer (FSE) and Technical Program Manager .

Does Lam Research pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lam Research employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lam Research. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lam Research?

83% of Lam Research employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lam Research 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lam Research?

Process Engineer (108) , Field Service Engineer (80) , Mechanical Engineer (57) , Software Engineer (48) , Engineer (47) , Program Manager (41) , Product Engineer (39) , Field Service Engineer (FSE) (36) , Senior Process Engineer (35) , Manager (34) , Engineering Technician (29) , Senior Software Engineer (29) , Final Test Technician (28) , Test Technician (28) , Director (27)

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

"Good benefits relative to industry" ((in 272 reviews)); "Great people to work with and learn from" ((in 174 reviews)); "Small group culture is good" ((in 174 reviews)); "The working group is good and the pay is good" ((in 138 reviews)); "good cultures and core values" ((in 89 reviews))

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

"no work life balance and too busy" ((in 187 reviews)); "A bad manager will soon be replaced with a different one, and work roles change as well." ((in 55 reviews)); "Poor work and life balance" ((in 34 reviews)); "If you don't like working a lot or long hours don't look here." ((in 30 reviews)); "Upper management are clueless, losing a dollar to save a dime—no, they will not listen to you no matter how much you and all of your coworkers warn them." ((in 29 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lam Research layoffs in 2026?

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

What Lam Research locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Francisco , Eaton , Chandler , Phoenix , Boise , New York , Portland , Austin , Livermore , Fremont

Lam Research reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,417 total reviews)

Tim Archer

94% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

Lam Research has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,417 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lam Research employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Jan 8, 2016

A company worth your investment

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lam puts lot of value on employee, while facing intensive completion in semi industry Lam is not driven solely by profitability or shareholder value like many other high tech companies. Lam rewards employee for their performance with a human touch. From my interaction with my peers and mangers, I feel not pressured to do my best but the motivation comes from my inside. Lam has done very well on technology and market side, which is reflected in the profitability the company achieved and shared with its employees. At this fast pace age, Lam is a company worth one's investment for personal and career growth.

Cons

Food quality in the café is not up to the same tier high technology company standard.

Lam Research Response

10y

Thank you for your review. We are proud of our employees and value their contributions to the success of our company. Continuous Improvement and Open Communication are two of our core values, and we really appreciate your input regarding the café as this will allow us to serve our employees better. We have comment cards available in the Café for suggestions, and a yearly survey which gathers employee input. Based on information gathered from those sources, we added more Vegetarian options to our daily menu as well as more healthy options to our Deli and the Salad Bar. We appreciate all feedback aiming to improve employee satisfaction. - Lam Research

1.0

Feb 10, 2024

Outsource employment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay check for the 3/4 day schedule

Cons

Shortly after matching our pay rate to the market rate (we've had YEARS OF BEING UNDERPAID), the company decides to do massive layoffs two months later. Layoffs started with the temporary workers and then 95% of the permanent employees at my work location. Massive shift of having jobs in California were moved to their overseas locations. Their guiding principle is based off of lining their own pockets ("Achieve financial goals to deliver shareholder value"). "Attract, retain, and develop the best talent" meaning: look for talent in lower income countries to "Achieve financial goals to deliver shareholder value". Their core values and principles is just a facade. They keep telling the public "they're a better company" and a bunch of other stuff to make themselves seem perfect. They are far from perfect. Just putting lipstick on a pig. I have more to add. Maybe a part 2 to this review at a later time.

3.0

Feb 23, 2019

Good pay and benefits but toxic environment to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, employee stock programs, pay scale

Cons

Management talks about core values but they themselves don’t follow it! Few very incompetent individuals in senior management. Old fashioned with extreme bureaucracy. Bad work life balance.

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