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?

72% of FAA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FAA 3.5 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 210 reviews)); "Pay is good but not great unless you are a controller or have been in for a while." ((in 148 reviews)); "Great people that care about aviation and the work they do." ((in 65 reviews)); "Good job security if you can tolerate the abuse and toxic environment." ((in 59 reviews)); "Great Work Life Balance" ((in 53 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)); "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)); "I had seen where other reviews pointed out poor leadership caused by people being promoted due to poor performance." ((in 13 reviews)); "Shift work or rotating schedule." ((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.

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3.8

72% 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

4.0

Oct 2, 2015

Great Agency

Program analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mission centered and great coworkers

Cons

Bureaucratic and technically minded and not strategic thinkers

5.0

Sep 17, 2015

Great place to fast track

Program analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to grow and develope skills. Lots of room for promotion and supportive management team.

Cons

Do research on your unit. There are some very miserable people here.

2.0

Sep 12, 2015

End of career company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are the best reason to get into government work.

Cons

Not a place for highly productive people. Too much red tape, too many politics.

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