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 (79) , 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?

"The people are great and professional." ((in 158 reviews)); "good benefits for employees and hybrid work" ((in 132 reviews)); "Flexible hours with California Fridays (Friday afternoon off when the hours been done during the week)" ((in 65 reviews)); "Great team to work with at Little Rock office." ((in 59 reviews)); "Good culture and people to work with" ((in 57 reviews))

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

"low pay and Is stressful to work" ((in 54 reviews)); "Managers don't like if you don't do overtime on weekly basis." ((in 41 reviews)); "Layoffs are frequent" ((in 38 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 37 reviews)); "Low Resources poor operations no training for new hires" ((in 26 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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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,800 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 1,800 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

Apr 11, 2016

Same poor management cycle

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great products,learned a lot about human body,worked with some fine hard working individuals.

Cons

Boss was major hick whose verbal abusiveness went unchecked by upper management for quite sometime until it was time for a new boss.

5.0

Apr 8, 2016

Great technical challenges!

Technical specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Because CAE produces world-class product, you get to work on the state of the art in the domain. You know that your work will be compared with the best in the industry. Technical success is highly recognized.

Cons

Big company comes with the extra bureaucracy but that's the price to pay to work for the best in class!

4.0

Mar 13, 2016

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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

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