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?

67% 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 (58) , Project Manager (48) , Manager (41) , Systems Software Specialist (31) , Instructor (26) , Simulator Technician (25) , 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 & Salary" ((in 123 reviews)); "Flexible hours with California Fridays (Friday afternoon off when the hours been done during the week)" ((in 65 reviews)); "Good culture and working style" ((in 64 reviews)); "Not scared to hire less qualified folks and help them grow within the company Good work life balance" ((in 54 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 46 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 38 reviews)); "Managers don't like if you don't do overtime on weekly basis." ((in 38 reviews)); "Low Resources poor operations no training for new hires" ((in 32 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

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,807 total reviews)

Matthew Bromberg

52% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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CAE has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,807 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

4.0

Mar 13, 2016

CAE

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High Tech company - innovative, market leader Great people - really great people genuinely looking to improve (culture, products, services)

Cons

Can be slow to act A lot of 'tick-the-box" stuff because of corporate policies - many of these are regarded by employees as unnecessary overheads

2.0

Mar 12, 2016

be careful there are better options around within simulation industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

travel opportunities, benefits are good,

Cons

HR dept just do what the management tell them to do. hardly independent Want you as cheap as possible, Noncompetitive pay, and virtually no money for training or professional development Management is weak, unsettle and sometimes not capable to run project or team particularly remotely Governance and workload management v poor

3.0

Mar 11, 2016

Accountant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting industry, challenging work, opportunities to make improvements to processes

Cons

Lack of orientation & training in department, workload expectations not well-managed when I was there. High turnover in position I held as a contractor

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