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?

71% 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, 3.6 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 (122) , 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 204 reviews)); "Pay is good but not great unless you are a controller or have been in for a while." ((in 158 reviews)); "Great people that care about aviation and the work they do." ((in 70 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 58 reviews)); "Good job security if you can tolerate the abuse and toxic environment." ((in 46 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 55 reviews)); "Initial training could be great or it could be terrible depending on your location." ((in 27 reviews)); "bureaucracy Upper management is on their own power trip, often forget to do their actual JOB." ((in 16 reviews)); "Shift work and rotating schedules" ((in 14 reviews)); "Rotating shifts are brutal, stressful, low staffing, no standards, heavy workload at busy facilities." ((in 13 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

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,458 total reviews)

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

68% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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FAA has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,458 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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1K reviews

5.0

Jan 28, 2019

Great Job

Air traffic control specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits, working conditions are great

Cons

Just a number to a large agency, shift work, scheduling

4.0

Jan 26, 2019

Great place to work

Support manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, time off, benefits, satisfying work, bargaining units

Cons

Government controlled budgets and shift work

5.0

Jan 22, 2019

Professionalism at its best

Engineering technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone gets the training that they need. Safety is taken very seriously. The pay is on par with the Department of Defense. Most employees are prior military. Benefits are great.

Cons

Unless you are willing to change locations frequently to chase promotions or have someone in management pulling strings for you it is a dead end job. People are human and the tendency for some people to receive all of the perks and unfair advantages will be witnessed just like anywhere else.

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