Does General Atomics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, General Atomics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Atomics. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at General Atomics?

72% of General Atomics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated General Atomics 3.9 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 General Atomics?

Engineer (74) , Project Manager (55) , Software Developer (43) , Software Engineer (42) , Mechanical Engineer (35) , Intern (32) , Project Engineer (32) , Technician (24) , Avionics Technician (22) , Financial Analyst (21) , Program Manager (20) , Manufacturing Engineer (17) , Composite Technician (15) , Engineering Intern (15) , Systems Engineer (15)

What are the pros of working at General Atomics according to real employee reviews?

"The people at GA are great and the work is interesting/challenging most of the time." ((in 161 reviews)); "Pension and 401K" ((in 105 reviews)); "Good work life balance and enjoy it" ((in 89 reviews)); "Great work environment and worklife balance" ((in 39 reviews)); "Coworkers can be great" ((in 35 reviews))

What are the cons of working at General Atomics according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor and unreceptive." ((in 126 reviews)); "Poor leadership and overall vision" ((in 47 reviews)); "Too many Managers not enough workers" ((in 47 reviews)); "High expectations for low salary" ((in 37 reviews)); "Upper management is old school and antiquated." ((in 35 reviews))

What are employees saying about General Atomics layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about General Atomics layoffs and their outlook for job security at General Atomics in 2026.

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General Atomics reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,977 total reviews)

Neal Blue

77% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

General Atomics has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,977 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Atomics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Jun 11, 2019

Great job

Avionics technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with

Cons

Mediocre pay hard job advancement

1.0

Jun 7, 2019

Caveat GA

Management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of great people. Genuine and care about doing good work. Some divisions have the 980 work week. (Every other Friday off)

Cons

Inept Management. Creating then allowing, even fomenting and fostering a dysfunctional culture. There is an addiction to terribly ineffective processes, inefficiency, defensiveness, and management by fear that is so behind the times, and counter to long understood best practices, it has created a resigned hopelessness among the intimidated folks in the trenches at almost every level. Management is either oblivious or entirely unconcerned. Many unsuspecting employees were bait and switched after being hired with a set-up that they never would have agreed to if foreseen in the interview or recruitment.

5.0

Jun 2, 2019

GA-EMS

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours, challenging work, opportunities for growth

Cons

They can’t seem to hire fast enough for the companies growth.

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