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 (196) , 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 (77) , Silicon Design Engineer (74) , Internship (73) , Product Development Engineer (64) , SMTS - Senior Member of Technical Staff (61) , 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 498 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 435 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 325 reviews)); "Pay is good but in today's market will not increase much after you onboard." ((in 214 reviews)); "AMD appears to be concerned about the employee and does provide good benefits and health perks for the employee and family." ((in 203 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 not many" ((in 161 reviews)); "Not profitable lately and annual layoff have been demoralizing" ((in 131 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 74 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 51 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.

AMD reviews

4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(4,894 total reviews)

Dr. Lisa Su

95% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

AMD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,894 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Feb 24, 2009

Good place to start working...but there are better places to develop a career

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- work/life balance - competitive compensation - relaxed work environment - benefits - intelligent and friendly coworkers - funded team events - good software development processes - great technology products (hardware/software)

Cons

- needs better resource management processes (ie. enforced time tracking), to make better business decisions - many poor decisions made by senior management, without consequences - marketing / sales teams need to perform better (quality products is there)

4.0

Feb 23, 2009

AMD - The Good and The Bad

Design engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Exposure to broad range of technologies - Great people to work with - Performance driven - Good compensation - Promotes professional growth - Challenging and interesting problems - Fast paced environment (not a dull moment) - Dinners are free if overtime is required - Prestige - Toronto is one of the best city I lived in and I lived in several cities all over the world

Cons

- Rather incompetent senior management - Senior management seems to be detached from the lower level employees - Marketing people don't know much about the market - Long hours might be required

5.0

Feb 13, 2009

Good place to work, excellent experience

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At AMD, you will have great learning opportunities and ample opportunity to interact with senior people to learn and gain something from them. In addition, you will be working with one of the leading x86 microprocessor manufacturers (if this means anything to you !)

Cons

Company hasnt been doing well ever since they have merged with ATI.

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