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 (100) , 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 366 reviews)); "Good benefits and co workers" ((in 232 reviews)); "Great people and outstanding mission" ((in 207 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 161 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 182 reviews)); "Bad managers who have no technical knowledge" ((in 46 reviews)); "poor communication early on and throughout application process and first year." ((in 35 reviews)); "Poor leadership in the working force." ((in 24 reviews)); "Too much office politics Not much room to grow career" ((in 18 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

(3,675 total reviews)

Guillaume Faury

92% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

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 3,675 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

1.0

Oct 28, 2015

A Mans world

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, great Christmas bonus and paid time off

Cons

no support if get a chronic illness. HR department sucks!!!

4.0

Aug 15, 2015

Good company

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good policy company, but different contracts depending on each natco, french contracts significantly more advantage

Cons

All is handle in france

3.0

Aug 15, 2015

Airbus defence and space

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits good salary. Ability to move around to different varied departments and technologies

Cons

Bureaucracy of a large organisation. Dow sizing of many of its smaller organisations

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