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) , ATC Specialist (29) , Aerospace Engineer (29) , ATSS FG-2101 (28) , 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 187 reviews)); "Pay is good but not great unless you are a controller or have been in for a while." ((in 155 reviews)); "Great people that care about aviation and the work they do." ((in 66 reviews)); "The job security is great" ((in 55 reviews)); "Good work environment and welfare place." ((in 33 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 are brutal, stressful, low staffing, no standards, heavy workload at busy facilities." ((in 14 reviews)); "Shift work or rotating schedule." ((in 14 reviews)); "I had seen where other reviews pointed out poor leadership caused by people being promoted due to poor performance." ((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

(1,455 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

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

FAA has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,455 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

4.0

Feb 5, 2016

Air Traffic Manager

Operations supervisor air traffic control

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, high rewarding job satisfaction, important work

Cons

Government bureaucracy, often upper management has been promoted beyond their level of competence.

3.0

Feb 5, 2016

At least talking to airplanes is fun...

Air traffic control specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can be challenging and rewarding at times. Don't have to take work home when you leave at the end of the day. Pay is good. Sometimes you even help someone that really needed the help.

Cons

Most of mgmt are inept or barely capable. Supervisors (Front Line Managers) get grief from the controllers and crapped on and no support from Ops Managers. Too many people get promoted to FLM because they're afraid to work traffic. FLMs flip-flop on just about everything depending on which side of the bed they woke up on.

3.0

Feb 3, 2016

faa

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benifits, work schedule and pay

Cons

co workers, union and management

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