Compensation skew too much to higher management - Engineer Applied Materials Employee Review

2.0
3 Jun 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

stable, can learn a lot from working here, reasonable policies overall

Cons

Pay is quite low for normal rank workers, not matching current market rate. Management / HR just refuse to adjust pay to match average market rate for current workers, so many people left for competitors who can offer much better compensation and faster career growth. So Amat's policy is discouraging loyalty and encourage us to jump around because that the only way to move up in rank and pay.

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5.0
27 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good company , benefits , lots of room for growth

Cons

Slow changes , tech related software on the IT side are very old.

4.0
25 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Strong place to start your career. If you do the Fusion Program you will learn a lot. Good training and benefits. Amazing Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Coworkers are smart and grounded people.

Cons

Stingy with salary, raises, and promotions. The engineer roles are broken up into Jr and Senior so the title progression goes Engineer I, I Sr, II, II Sr, etc which slows career progression and pay. Only the CA office gets extra pay due to the expense of living there, even if the MA office is expensive.

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