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 (80) , Mechanical Engineer (58) , 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 273 reviews)); "Great people to work with and learn from" ((in 181 reviews)); "Small group culture is good" ((in 175 reviews)); "The working group is good and the pay is good" ((in 144 reviews)); "good cultures and core values" ((in 91 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and" ((in 190 reviews)); "A bad manager will soon be replaced with a different one, and work roles change as well." ((in 57 reviews)); "If you don't like working a lot or long hours don't look here." ((in 31 reviews)); "At times work and life balance can be challenging" ((in 31 reviews)); "Seasonal hiring freeze can lead to many layoffs during summer" ((in 28 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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Lam Research reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,420 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 2,420 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Feb 19, 2023

recent layoffs could have been done better

Managing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has had a good run in the past 10-12 years, the stocks have kept many at the company. Pay is good.

Cons

So focused on making the quarter that the company is not focused on long. Slower and less innovative than Applied. Weak top management.

2.0

Feb 12, 2023

Uncomfortable Workplace

Manufacturing technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice schedule, good area, and everything mentioned below aside, the job itself can be really fun. At least the assembly portion, test is pretty standard.

Cons

In a building where all techs do the same work (unless you're a temp and cannot legally do test) there is still a pretty big pay discrepancy. Supervisors are lazy and all they do is walk around, go smoke outside, make themselves look busy, but are very hard to get ahold of. They play favorites and ignore your contributions (not only will they be ignored, but forgot getting credit for anything because leads and contractors will pass off your ideas as their own) if you do not meet that "bro" criteria. They also make it very easy for serial harassers to feel safe at work. No one deserves to feel preyed upon in their place of employment, but if you're after that then this is the place for you. Face to face passdowns definitely need a lot of work.

1.0

Feb 1, 2023

Stay sane , stay away

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay , compensation is good at the cost of work life balance

Cons

- Racism /discrimination is so clear in Oregon that even blind people can feel it - middle management is clueless and just collecting paycheck - copy+ paste mentality for new product development

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