Applied Materials hardware engineering salaries

Across 43 open hardware engineering postings at Applied Materials that state a range, the middle half pays $97k–$191k a year, with a median of $148k. The lowest posted floor is $43k and the highest ceiling $284k. This is base pay as posted by Applied Materials, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 21 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$43k
25th percentile$97k
Median$148k
75th percentile$191k
Highest ceiling$284k

Postings by the midpoint of the posted range, in steps of $20k

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Applied Materials

Sales$204k
Engineering leadership$195k
Marketing$180k
HR and recruiting$175k
Backend engineering$169k
Science and research$164k
Hardware engineering$148k

Postings with a stated range: Sales 9 · Engineering leadership 15 · Marketing 20 · HR and recruiting 6 · Backend engineering 8 · Science and research 21 · Product management 21 · Hardware engineering 43

Hardware engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Junior6$89k$83k–$101k
Mid-level7$128k$128k–$148k
Senior14$181k$175k–$191k

Best-paid open hardware engineering roles

Director, RF Systems Engineering
Santa ClaraHead and director
$206k–$284kSep 23
$176k–$242kOct 13
$172k–$237kJun 4
$172k–$236kSep 8

76 hardware engineering roles open at Applied Materials now

43 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Applied Materials pay for hardware engineering roles?

The median of the 43 posted ranges is $148k a year; the middle half sits between $97k and $191k.

Is this base salary or total compensation?

Base salary as written in the posting. Many US employers post ranges under state pay transparency laws (California, New York, Washington, Colorado and others); equity and bonus are not part of these figures.

Why posted ranges and not self-reported salaries?

A posted range is what the employer commits to for a role it has open today. It is fresher than a survey and cannot be inflated by respondents. Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its range.

Which level pays most?

Senior roles have the highest median here: $181k a year across 14 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 43 open postings on Applied Materials's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 21 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0