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 improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Leonardo?

75% 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, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Leonardo?

Systems Engineer (92) , 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 137 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 119 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 113 reviews)); "Good pay and working hours with overtime" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good benefits package and pension" ((in 44 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of drive / motivation from leaders." ((in 94 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to the market and difficult to innovate" ((in 72 reviews)); ") slow career progression" ((in 32 reviews)); "All the senior managers have all worked there forever and it's an old boys club." ((in 25 reviews)); "No training, extremely political" ((in 17 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.

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Leonardo reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,336 total reviews)

Roberto Cingolani

90% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Leonardo has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,336 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

4.0

Jan 19, 2022

Great work life balance

Senior industrial engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance , flexible working. Interesting projects. Stable company with long term prospects.

Cons

Can be slow , a lot of inefficiencies.

5.0

Jan 13, 2022

Good

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good sompany so far

Cons

No negatives at this time

2.0

Dec 21, 2021

Good benefits slow work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leonardo offer some great benefits: - Flexible working - Good pay - Sports teams to get involved in

Cons

In the day to day job on the software side of things: - Progress is slow and not very agile - Pushing to production is rare - Not given the tools to do the job

Leonardo Response

Thanks for your recent review and will pass on your comments to the software team.

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