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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FAA?

74% of FAA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FAA 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.8 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 201 reviews)); "Pay is good but not great unless you are a controller or have been in for a while." ((in 157 reviews)); "Great people that care about aviation and the work they do." ((in 63 reviews)); ""Job security" is great and once you know what you are supposed to do you can then explore other areas or job functions." ((in 52 reviews)); "Good work environment and welfare place." ((in 32 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 53 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 13 reviews)); "Shift work or rotating schedule." ((in 12 reviews)); "I had seen where other reviews pointed out poor leadership caused by people being promoted due to poor performance." ((in 11 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

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,459 total reviews)

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

70% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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FAA has an employee rating of 3.9 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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2.0

Oct 9, 2019

Great benefits, but the bureacracy makes it impossible to stay current in IT

Division manager - it

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing leave, health benefits and telework. Plenty of money to spend on investments.

Cons

WAY too many employees making rules and processes that take short activities and turn them into layers of approvals. Death by committee. Inability to implement anything new because there are too many layers of old stuff we can't let go of.

3.0

Oct 4, 2019

Place could be better to work at

Airway transportation systems specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Schedule flexibility, easy work and decent pay

Cons

Feels like a retirement home

5.0

Sep 27, 2019

FAA Employee Experience

Computer support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Endless room for opportunity, great tech job in New Jersey.

Cons

Only cons are that entry level positions will underpay you.

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