Does Airbus pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Airbus employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Airbus. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Airbus?

84% of Airbus employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Airbus 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Airbus?

Engineer (252) , Intern (195) , Project Manager (155) , Software Engineer (150) , Internship (135) , Systems Engineer (101) , Ingénieur (76) , Stagiaire (76) , Manager (71) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (68) , Data Scientist (56) , Werkstudent (53) , Manufacturing Engineer (51) , Associate Engineer (46) , Chef De Projet (42)

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

"Good work life balance is good" ((in 383 reviews)); "Good benefits and wlb for employees" ((in 231 reviews)); "With the benefits of large companies that does not have to cut many costs (Good salaries and perks)." ((in 208 reviews)); "Great people and outstanding mission" ((in 208 reviews)); "Good culture and people." ((in 173 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 183 reviews)); "Bad managers who have no technical knowledge" ((in 50 reviews)); "poor communication early on and throughout application process and first year." ((in 36 reviews)); "Poor leadership in the working force." ((in 22 reviews)); "Office politics everywhere." ((in 16 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

84% would recommend to a friend

(3,675 total reviews)

Guillaume Faury

92% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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Airbus has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,675 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

5.0

Jan 26, 2014

Great Company, Great Industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working culture. Love the innovation drive.

Cons

Great working culture. Love the innovation drive.

4.0

Jan 10, 2014

Innovative, challenging and friendly working environment

Quality controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open communication, transparent, travel, staff council benefits, learning and development

Cons

No internal career growth and mobility is not possible for local hiring.

4.0

Nov 18, 2013

All you need to brings value to the business (i.e. Airbus, Cassidian, Astrium, Eurocopter)

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities are provided to research engineers and corporate roles such as governance and management, process methods and tools development. Resources are available to explore lots of different technologies. You can work and collaborate more easily with all EADS business units and beyond corporate boundaries.

Cons

Don't forget to get back to business units once being in corporate projects. Restructuring of business units affects the projects of corporate, but this is normal for any organization!

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