Does FAA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, FAA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at FAA. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FAA?

72% of FAA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FAA 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at FAA?

Air Traffic Control Specialist (153) , Air Traffic Controller (123) , Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (47) , Aviation Safety Inspector (40) , Management and Program Analyst (33) , Aerospace Engineer (30) , ATC Specialist (29) , ATSS FG-2101 (29) , Intern (24) , Engineer (23) , Civil Engineer (20) , Program Manager (20) , Manager (17) , Air Traffic Controller Trainee (14) , Computer Specialist (14)

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

"benefits are great and day to day work is great" ((in 194 reviews)); "Pay is good but not great unless you are a controller or have been in for a while." ((in 156 reviews)); "Great people that care about aviation and the work they do." ((in 66 reviews)); "Great Job Security" ((in 60 reviews)); "Great salary, very quickly go from 40K to 80, 90 and eventually 100K+" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Management is incompetent and often take the path of least resistance to progress their own careers." ((in 51 reviews)); "No training opportunities" ((in 21 reviews)); "bureaucracy Upper management is on their own power trip, often forget to do their actual JOB." ((in 16 reviews)); "rotating shifts, poor management, stress" ((in 12 reviews)); "I had seen where other reviews pointed out poor leadership caused by people being promoted due to poor performance." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about FAA layoffs in 2026?

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

FAA reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,459 total reviews)

Pete Buttigieg | Michael G. Whitaker | Kathryn “Katie” Thomson

68% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

FAA has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,459 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FAA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gobierno y administración pública industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Aug 10, 2022

Great place to work

Airway transportation systems specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job satisfaction, benefits and Valuable experience

Cons

Management, understaffed, Longer commute and pay in beg cities do allow you to live nearby

2.0

Aug 9, 2022

Good money, if you can stand low morale and incompetent managment

Air traffic controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits like health, life, dental insurance. Great pay if you are in a large facility like big airport or a center. Can have a wonderful job satisfaction when you help a pilot out of a tough and dangerous situation.

Cons

The bigger the facility, the more incompetent the management and lower the moral. Expect to work understaffed 6 days a week in a big facility. Expect your manager to have less experience than you. Expect to not be able to get promoted or progress your career due to a corrupt union and low staffing preventing your release. Expect the opposite of what makes sense when it comes to decisions made by management.

4.0

Aug 5, 2022

Telework and Benefits are great

Management and program assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Telework and Benefits are great. Lots of opportunities to move around.

Cons

Very slow hiring process, but worth it if you have the patience.

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