Does CAE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CAE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CAE. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CAE?

69% of CAE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CAE 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CAE?

Software Developer (100) , Software Engineer (80) , Integration Specialist (57) , Project Manager (48) , Manager (41) , Systems Software Specialist (31) , Instructor (26) , Simulator Technician (24) , Software Systems Specialist (20) , Engineer (19) , Senior Software Engineer (19) , Flight Instructor (16) , Intern (16) , Flight Simulator Technician (15) , Mechanical Designer (14)

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

"Great projects and people." ((in 160 reviews)); "Good Benefits & Salary" ((in 129 reviews)); "Flexible hours with California Fridays (Friday afternoon off when the hours been done during the week)" ((in 69 reviews)); "Good culture and working style" ((in 59 reviews)); "Great team to work with at Little Rock office." ((in 57 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CAE according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and not much growth" ((in 58 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs are really saddening" ((in 43 reviews)); "Managers don't like if you don't do overtime on weekly basis." ((in 40 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 39 reviews)); "No Training apart from on the job." ((in 28 reviews))

What are employees saying about CAE layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CAE layoffs and their outlook for job security at CAE in 2026.

CAE reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,803 total reviews)

Matthew Bromberg

56% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

CAE has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,803 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CAE 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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2K reviews

1.0

Jan 6, 2017

Pilot Instructor

Instructor pilot

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The paycheck keeps coming in.

Cons

Basically 24 hour on call 5 days a week. The schedule changes several times each week making it impossible to schedule any activities during the work week. The hours are long, sometimes up to 14 hour days. The work weeks an average of 50 hours plus with plenty of stress, mis- communications and unhappy coworkers and clients.

2.0

Oct 2, 2015

General Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance, pension plan, vacation, work from home, free parking, children's Christmas party, three option of extended benefits.

Cons

Ration of employees and executives is uneven. Many long standing employees share their sense of entitlement. Lack of professional growth and training. Lay-offs are frequent every few months which makes for an unpleasant scary work environment.

3.0

Sep 24, 2015

Heading down

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product, worldwide exposure, opportunity to travel.

Cons

Limited career growth opportunity. Confused leadership. Dwindling backlog of orders. Understaffed.

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