Applied Materials Reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,584 total reviews)
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Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,584 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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1.0
2 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Company itself is great to work for, benefits, culture and pay.

Cons

Management sucks so bad, (at least in Chandler AZ) it didn't used to but now it is so hostile people are leaving in droves. What's amazing to me is corporate does nothing about it.

3.0
1 July 2026

Varied roles but loyalty is not rewarded

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Large company Lots of types of roles available

Cons

HR essentially punishes loyalty Poor salary increments

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