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 200 reviews)); "Pay is good but not great unless you are a controller or have been in for a while." ((in 151 reviews)); "Great people that care about aviation and the work they do." ((in 64 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 50 reviews)); "I enjoyed my 30 years with the FAA and found the salary good and the work exciting." ((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 52 reviews)); "Initial training could be great or it could be terrible depending on your location." ((in 24 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 16 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

5.0

Aug 28, 2015

Air Traffic Control

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits. Good locations through out the United States.

Cons

Lots of negative personalities. Conflicts between management and the labor union.

5.0

Aug 23, 2015

Excellent salary and benefits

Air traffic control specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You'll be trained with the tools and skills necessary to do you job. Salary is way better than other federal agencies. For air traffic controllers salary is even better.

Cons

In my opinion there are not cons besides the excruciating training and stress of not passing evaluations. Once you're beyond that point, you're pretty much set if you stay healthy.

4.0

Aug 18, 2015

Decent agency

Economist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly environment, highly educated staff, diverse mission, possibility of moving across the country and world, good location on metro and downtown.

Cons

Overly bureaucratic, very large staff so it is difficult to know everyone in your field, sometimes silos workers, headquarters building is rather decrepit, hard to move up payscale.

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