Does Lam Research pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lam Research employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lam Research. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lam Research?

83% of Lam Research employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lam Research 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lam Research?

Process Engineer (108) , Field Service Engineer (79) , Mechanical Engineer (57) , Software Engineer (48) , Engineer (47) , Program Manager (41) , Product Engineer (39) , Field Service Engineer (FSE) (36) , Senior Process Engineer (35) , Manager (34) , Engineering Technician (29) , Senior Software Engineer (29) , Final Test Technician (28) , Test Technician (28) , Director (27)

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

"Good benefits relative to industry" ((in 277 reviews)); "Great people and little to no politics" ((in 177 reviews)); "Small group culture is good" ((in 173 reviews)); "The working group is good and the pay is good" ((in 141 reviews)); "good cultures and core values" ((in 93 reviews))

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

"no work life balance and too busy" ((in 193 reviews)); "A bad manager will soon be replaced with a different one, and work roles change as well." ((in 56 reviews)); "If you don't like working a lot or long hours don't look here." ((in 34 reviews)); "At times work and life balance can be challenging" ((in 34 reviews)); "Recent layoffs" ((in 29 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lam Research layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,414 total reviews)

Tim Archer

94% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

Lam Research has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,414 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lam Research employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

May 10, 2014

Great teamwork

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The management team has improved a great deal over the years. I can't imagine that it would ever return to the "less structured" days of the 80's and 90's. Employees and management alike practice Lam's core values.

Cons

I personally have no cons to add

3.0

Apr 29, 2014

Very customer oriented, but less recognition for technical excellence.

Senior process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

So far my bosses have been rather hands off as long as I deliver desirable results. So I have some freedom to do things the way I want to and think about my steps critically. Compensation seems to be pretty competitive. I think management has been pretty generous with rewarding top performers with incentives, such as RSUs and additional cash bonus (on top of base bonus). These are nice ways to recognize hard work and top-notch performance.

Cons

Things move very fast and so do directions. So work can be really stressful and chaotic most of the time. Work-life balance is totally off. Very little mentoring from bosses and management. The promotion process is not transparent. Unless you really push for it, there is never really a conversation between an employer and the command chain to understand what one needs to do in order to move up to the next level. This is seriously frustrating. There is little recognition for technical excellence, which is often is the key to delivering outstanding process and products. Much more recognition is devoted to people who manage customers and market products. Not very fair!

3.0

Apr 23, 2014

Lam Research is a good company. They pay well and their people are very loyal.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has many positive aspects: they pay their people well and the people are loyal. The environment is frugal but not cheap. The talent is high calibre.

Cons

The frugality can lead to not doing somethings that should be done, which can make it more difficult than necessary to be an efficient work environment.

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