Does CAE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CAE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CAE. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CAE?

68% 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 163 reviews)); "good benefits for employees and hybrid work" ((in 131 reviews)); "Flexible hours and California Friday!" ((in 69 reviews)); "Work remote partially great team" ((in 64 reviews)); "Good culture and people to work with" ((in 62 reviews))

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

"Pay is low and could be better" ((in 57 reviews)); "Layoffs are frequent" ((in 44 reviews)); "Managers don't like if you don't do overtime on weekly basis." ((in 39 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 38 reviews)); "No Training apart from on the job." ((in 24 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.

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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,804 total reviews)

Matthew Bromberg

53% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

CAE has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,804 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

2.0

Sep 11, 2014

Great colleagues, poor management!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to gather industry and work-related experience.

Cons

Management is short-term driven. Frequent restructuring and poor long-term planning.

2.0

May 23, 2014

frequent re-organizations

Systems software

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting product, use high technology

Cons

It is not important how well you work, it is important how loud you speak; frequent re-organizations The GL did not have idea on what are employee current tasks.

3.0

Mar 3, 2014

CAE is fine to start your career. But trying to move up the ladder is difficult.

Software systems specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, overtime paid at time and half.

Cons

Upper management is more focused on product than on employees. They will trip over a dollar to save a penny.

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