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 (250) , Intern (194) , Project Manager (156) , Software Engineer (147) , Internship (135) , Systems Engineer (99) , Ingénieur (76) , Stagiaire (75) , 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 361 reviews)); "Good benefits and co workers" ((in 230 reviews)); "Great people and outstanding mission" ((in 210 reviews)); "With the benefits of large companies that does not have to cut many costs (Good salaries and perks)." ((in 198 reviews)); "Good culture and people." ((in 158 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 176 reviews)); "Bad managers who have no technical knowledge" ((in 48 reviews)); "poor communication early on and throughout application process and first year." ((in 37 reviews)); "Poor leadership in the working force." ((in 21 reviews)); "Too much office politics Not much room to grow career" ((in 19 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.

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4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(3,664 total reviews)

Guillaume Faury

94% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Airbus has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,664 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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5.0

Mar 26, 2026

Review

Team lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Decent pay

Cons

Nothing as of now to say

2.0

Mar 26, 2026

Good Career

A220 map engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job is interesting, and it's overall a good team environment. People are nice and easy to get along with

Cons

Severely underpaid, oftentimes micromanaging, though Speak Up culture is encouraged, nothing generally happens as a result.

4.0

Mar 25, 2026

Ok

Manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable Interesting work Good colleagues

Cons

Big company Slow moving Varied culture across different sites

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