Does Airbus pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Airbus employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Airbus. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Airbus?

81% of Airbus employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Airbus 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Airbus?

Engineer (253) , Intern (196) , Project Manager (155) , Software Engineer (151) , Internship (135) , Systems Engineer (102) , Ingénieur (76) , Stagiaire (76) , Manager (71) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (68) , Data Scientist (57) , Werkstudent (53) , Manufacturing Engineer (51) , Associate Engineer (46) , Stress Engineer (43)

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

"Good work life balance is good" ((in 370 reviews)); "Good benefits and wlb for employees" ((in 223 reviews)); "Great team and people!" ((in 206 reviews)); "With the benefits of large companies that does not have to cut many costs (Good salaries and perks)." ((in 193 reviews)); "Good culture and people." ((in 167 reviews))

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

"Poor management of employees causes punishment of the whole team whether you’re competent in your job or not" ((in 187 reviews)); "Bad managers who have no technical knowledge" ((in 47 reviews)); "poor communication early on and throughout application process and first year." ((in 36 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 35 reviews)); "Poor leadership in the working force." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Airbus layoffs in 2026?

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

Airbus reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,680 total reviews)

Guillaume Faury

86% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Airbus has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,680 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Airbus employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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4K reviews

4.0

Feb 18, 2016

Airbus Defense and Space

It senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent company to work for and they look after employees.

Cons

Airbus Defense and Space not as big as the European Airbus Defense and Space.

1.0

Feb 18, 2016

Very bad treatment of contractors

Quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-flexible working hours -a lot of nice engineers

Cons

no training provided no personal development discriminatory colour badge system contractors get treated like second class citizens even though you are there to help the company they try to restrict your access to everything almost impossible to get a job in the company in UK horrible HR

3.0

Feb 14, 2016

Big potential, poor realitz, changing slowly

Procurement

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- international company - good mobility possibilties - good social package

Cons

- frequent restucturization - HHRR processes not transparent - lack of procedures - ineffciencz due to lack of clear vision of responsabilities and strategy - lack of communication coherent strategy - old, out of date system of management - hierarchical, vertical, deep structure

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