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 2% 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) , Silicon Design Engineer (76) , Internship (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 495 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 445 reviews)); "Culture is good and very much like one family" ((in 323 reviews)); "Pay was good and job was interesting." ((in 207 reviews)); "Good benefit and glad to work there" ((in 207 reviews))

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

"Bad management and there is always a downsizing somewhere" ((in 230 reviews)); "Low Salary and lack of clarity" ((in 163 reviews)); "Frequent Layoff (yearly twice)" ((in 134 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to NVIDIA and Intel" ((in 75 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 49 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

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(4,919 total reviews)

Dr. Lisa Su

96% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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AMD has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,919 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent 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

Jan 9, 2014

Not a rosy future

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good co-workers (at least there used to be before all the layoffs began) Good work environment Flexible hours Reasonable work/life balance

Cons

Poor senior management just in it for padding their own pockets while the ship sinks Shrinking piece of a shrinking high tech pie A company in decline with a very uncertain future

4.0

Jan 9, 2014

AMD CPU engineering

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, very open culture of contribution

Cons

Overall company picture not very solid

3.0

Jan 8, 2014

Not challenging enough

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Career growth opportunities interfacing with senior technical people in the company at other locations, well organised performance feedback system, reasonable average workloads

Cons

Product Engineering role was more logistical/clerical than analytical at Markham location

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