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?

82% 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) (167) , Member Of Technical Staff (150) , Senior Software Engineer (143) , Senior Design Engineer (108) , Engineer (94) , 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 (62) , 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 507 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 441 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 327 reviews)); "Pay is good but in today's market will not increase much after you onboard." ((in 216 reviews)); "AMD appears to be concerned about the employee and does provide good benefits and health perks for the employee and family." ((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 226 reviews)); "Low Salary and lack of clarity" ((in 163 reviews)); "Not profitable lately and annual layoff have been demoralizing" ((in 131 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 76 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 50 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

82% would recommend to a friend

(4,902 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 4,902 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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5K reviews

2.0

Jul 20, 2012

Poor

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and interesting projects

Cons

Bad managment and unpleasant team

4.0

Jul 16, 2012

Low Power APU Fusion with HSA

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Game changing HSA architecture development - Industry changing PC architecture after 40 years - Latest and best technology nodes - Focus on low power techniques

Cons

- Rewards and Returns are not the best sometimes - Career paths and ability to change tracks or functions is not very well documented - Branding is very poor - Culture and ownership needs to improve

3.0

Jul 16, 2012

A company that is going nowhere with a wrong vision

Graphic memory engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Well established - Decent employee perk - Hands-on experience with cutting edge technology

Cons

- Going no where - A vision that is really going no where (APUs) - Misuse of funds (replacing "WORKING" hard drives, screens, switches, routers, etc instead of on R&D) - Uncompetitive salary

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