Does Leonardo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Leonardo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Leonardo. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Leonardo?

76% of Leonardo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Leonardo 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Leonardo?

Systems Engineer (93) , Software Engineer (89) , Engineer (68) , Project Manager (64) , System Engineer (46) , Program Manager (30) , Impiegato Tecnico (27) , Buyer (22) , Senior Systems Engineer (22) , Operaio Metalmeccanico (19) , Principal Systems Engineer (19) , Impiegato (17) , Manager (17) , Ingegnere (16) , Manufacturing Engineer (16)

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

"Benefits are good and are average for the industry." ((in 133 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 118 reviews)); "Great people and teamworking you'll be happy if you don't want to stretch yourself and continue to only work in you comfort zone" ((in 115 reviews)); "Good benefits package and pension" ((in 41 reviews)); "Good pay and working hours with overtime" ((in 41 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of drive / motivation from leaders." ((in 92 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to the market and difficult to innovate" ((in 69 reviews)); ") slow career progression" ((in 32 reviews)); "Managers have limited influence in the process and struggle to keep people as a result." ((in 21 reviews)); "No training, extremely political" ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Leonardo layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Leonardo locations?

Buenos Aires , Olavarría , Loma Hermosa

Leonardo reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,340 total reviews)

Roberto Cingolani

91% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Leonardo has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,340 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Leonardo 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

1K reviews

3.0

Jul 12, 2018

Nice working environment, inefficient, bureaucratic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice environment, flexible working, interesting projects, good pension. Most engineers will enjoy it. Managers - depends what sort of organisational structure you enjoy managing in.

Cons

Stifling bureaucracy, inefficient. Excessive work is wasted on management reporting, estimating and planning to the nth degree. Target of zero time booked to overheads, so that people end up booking 'waiting time' (an overhead, due to low workload) to projects - the result is under-utilisation and inefficiencies are hidden and all looks good on paper.

4.0

Jun 22, 2018

Great Place To Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere generally speaking. There are lots of company benefits. The flexible work time is great. There are lots of different projects to be involved with.

Cons

The salaries tend to be a little under what other companies offer for equal roles.

1.0

Jun 20, 2018

Good place to start, poor place to stay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexi time and leave. Good apprenticeship and graduate schemes. Good local management.

Cons

Progression is nearly impossible. It is not unusual to find people who have waited over ten years for an upgrade. There is a serious lack of investment which is noticeable in the staff, the IT equipment and the buildings in general. Salaries are below local average and do not compare to other local similar companies. Retention is poor. A heavy recruitment of graduates results in the middle people having to train people more while their workload increases as people leave. Once off the graduate and apprentice schemes, progression stops. Few training opportunities.

Leonardo Response

7y

Thank you for posting this review. Whilst it doesn't make for pleasant reading, we are keen to get the balance right between recruitment and retention, so welcome this feedback.

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