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 198 reviews)); "Pay is good but not great unless you are a controller or have been in for a while." ((in 152 reviews)); "Great people that care about aviation and the work they do." ((in 64 reviews)); "The job security is great" ((in 45 reviews)); "you make a good salary" ((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 56 reviews)); "bureaucracy Upper management is on their own power trip, often forget to do their actual JOB." ((in 16 reviews)); "I had seen where other reviews pointed out poor leadership caused by people being promoted due to poor performance." ((in 12 reviews)); "Shift work, midnight shifts, w" ((in 12 reviews)); "Rotating shifts are brutal, stressful, low staffing, no standards, heavy workload at busy facilities." ((in 11 reviews))

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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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1K reviews

4.0

May 23, 2014

Great for an independent

Management and program analyst/instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work well alone - you are good Treated well and professionally

Cons

Communication is sparse Little to no training provided

5.0

May 19, 2014

The FAA is a positive, nurturing environment with lots of room for advancement and opportunity.

Computer specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The fast-paced day-to-day details made the day go by very fast.

Cons

Some people can't handle the pressure...

4.0

May 16, 2014

Challenging Work, Good Benefits

Air traffic controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Service to flying public - Challenging; it doesn't get boring - Good pay, benefits, and retirement

Cons

- Bureaucracy - We've turned over the rule-making functions to those who have no knowledge of air traffic - Rotating shift work is a major strain - Little access to computers, and what we do have are out of date, secure-to-the-point-of-being-unusable computer systems - Inequity between different facilities

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