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 160 reviews)); "Good Benefits & Salary" ((in 127 reviews)); "Flexible hours with California Fridays (Friday afternoon off when the hours been done during the week)" ((in 64 reviews)); "Good culture and people to work with" ((in 60 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 57 reviews)); "Layoffs are frequent" ((in 42 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 38 reviews)); "Managers don't like if you don't do overtime on weekly basis." ((in 38 reviews)); "No training for job very controlling about when they want you in the office." ((in 31 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

(1,799 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 1,799 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 13, 2010

Not a good company to work for.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overtime is paid. Travel for business is possible, if you like to travel.

Cons

Management is incompetent. Constant restructuring, management is changed yearly to avoid giving employees rewards for past achievements. Constant layoffs. Too much travel, no life work balance. Technology is old and experience very specialized . Almost no training. Too big gap between management and employees. While employees salaries are frozen or cut, management receives fat bonuses. (sometimes bonus equals 16 times their salary)

2.0

Feb 23, 2010

Nice people, bad medium and top management. Technology is mature...

Systems software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The technical domain is fascinating. People at engineering and technical levels are great It's a nice multicultural place.

Cons

Periodic lay off since few years (say 2003) despite large federal aids. Some of the middle management composed by "green MBAs" is building there own ivory tower. Too much politics on top of technical work produces unecessary pressures, sometime it's close to harassment, on employees and makes working methodology not enough efficient. In some department, people are not well-respected by medium and top managment.

3.0

Nov 5, 2009

Aerospace Industry

Customer service administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people / satisfactory working environment / flexable working hours / flexable vacation periods / time off when necessary / location

Cons

Employee must be in the bosses pocket if there is any room for advancement within the department. Also, the employer is notorious for rumors.

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