Does AMD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AMD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AMD. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AMD?

83% of AMD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AMD 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AMD?

Software Engineer (197) , Intern (174) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (168) , Member Of Technical Staff (150) , Senior Software Engineer (145) , Senior Design Engineer (108) , Engineer (95) , Senior Silicon Design Engineer (86) , Silicon Design Engineer II (79) , Internship (74) , Silicon Design Engineer (74) , Product Development Engineer (64) , SMTS - Senior Member of Technical Staff (64) , Design Engineer (58) , Senior Engineer (52)

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

"Good work life balance but you’re kind of pigeonholed with a finance role here stock could be worth a lot in next years though" ((in 504 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 438 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 325 reviews)); "Pay was good and job was interesting." ((in 214 reviews)); "Good benefit and glad to work there" ((in 198 reviews))

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

"Bad management and there is always a downsizing somewhere" ((in 235 reviews)); "Low Salary and lack of clarity" ((in 168 reviews)); "Frequent Layoff (yearly twice)" ((in 137 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 80 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 52 reviews))

What are employees saying about AMD layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(4,911 total reviews)

Dr. Lisa Su

95% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

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AMD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,911 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AMD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Apr 2, 2013

Great work environment, poor job stability

Senior product development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment, excellent facilities, I get recognition for good work and performance, good work / life balance, good work culture, well respected company (at least once was).

Cons

IT infrastructure not maintained, poor job stability, company growth is minimal if not absent, salary growth is slow, bonuses are not great, senior management makes poor decisions, lots of layoffs affecting critical resources.

3.0

Mar 31, 2013

enjoyed the work

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* there are many knowledgeable engineers to learn from, nice to work with * get to expose to wider technical area than some competitors * typically flexible work schedules * proud to be one of the very few companies to design everyday and high end CPUs

Cons

* not paying well at least for recent years (the company is in bad shape financially) * medical benefit so so

3.0

Mar 27, 2013

overall good experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work on complex designs, advance skills and grow network.

Cons

Difficult to advance on career ladder, company is not stable and goes through cuts at least once a year, bonuses are minimal or none. Expect to work a lot of overtime.

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