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 368 reviews)); "Good benefits and wlb for employees" ((in 226 reviews)); "Great team and people!" ((in 216 reviews)); "With the benefits of large companies that does not have to cut many costs (Good salaries and perks)." ((in 202 reviews)); "Good culture and people." ((in 165 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 178 reviews)); "Bad managers who have no technical knowledge" ((in 47 reviews)); "Lack of Communication and can get a bit repetitive" ((in 35 reviews)); "Poor leadership in the working force." ((in 22 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

(3,665 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 3,665 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

Jun 2, 2016

System Simulation Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cooperative team, HR activities, Positive working environment

Cons

Export controlled technical data unavailable to Indian citizens. (Sub-contracted work form Europe done in India)

3.0

Apr 2, 2016

Airbus

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hours are flexible. Interesting and diverse technical work. Highly skilled employees. Hig end technology.

Cons

Complicated management structure. Very slow decision making. A lot of dead wood in the company.

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

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