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 (251) , Intern (194) , 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 376 reviews)); "Good benefits and co workers" ((in 227 reviews)); "Great team and people!" ((in 211 reviews)); "With the benefits of large companies that does not have to cut many costs (Good salaries and perks)." ((in 197 reviews)); "Good culture and people." ((in 163 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 47 reviews)); "Slow Career Progression" ((in 37 reviews)); "manque de communication" ((in 36 reviews)); "Poor leadership in the working force." ((in 22 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

3.0

Nov 20, 2025

Alright

Hr analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people to work with

Cons

Micromanaging at his finest, some nice some not

4.0

Nov 20, 2025

Lost of variety with work

Graduate wing structures engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Airbus lets you rotate around the department and across departments

Cons

Difficult to join a team outside the department

2.0

Nov 19, 2025

Big brand poor work environment

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great engineering heritage Beautiful products Family environment Great Work life balance Big brand, almost beating all other brands in the aerospace industry

Cons

Super slow Poor leadership: lack of global, well educated-experienced leaders who has vision, agility, executive presence and cross-cultural management experience Arrogance Hierarchical Slow career progress Lack of innovation and technology

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