Does Rolls-Royce pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rolls-Royce employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rolls-Royce. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rolls-Royce?

84% of Rolls-Royce employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rolls-Royce 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rolls-Royce?

Engineer (169) , Manufacturing Engineer (158) , Intern (118) , Project Manager (76) , Mechanical Engineer (65) , Internship (60) , Design Engineer (52) , Systems Engineer (51) , Software Engineer (45) , Technician (42) , Buyer (38) , Manager (38) , Project Engineer (32) , Engineering Intern (31) , Mechanical Design Engineer (27)

What are the pros of working at Rolls-Royce according to real employee reviews?

"people are great and helpful" ((in 305 reviews)); "Good work life balance and learnibg" ((in 269 reviews)); "The Pay is good and the work hours are decent." ((in 191 reviews)); "Many benefits and pay scheme are good" ((in 170 reviews)); "I am very satisfied with this company because it has a good salary and the company really cares about all of the employees." ((in 132 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Rolls-Royce according to real employee reviews?

"Their poor management and processes that I witnessed have now completely tainted my view of Rolls" ((in 157 reviews)); "Too many managers for the individual contributors" ((in 73 reviews)); "slow career progression and trainning" ((in 38 reviews)); "No direction; poor leadership at the time i was there" ((in 32 reviews)); "4. Senior management less approachable and supportive." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rolls-Royce layoffs in 2026?

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

Rolls-Royce reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(3,441 total reviews)

Tufan Erginbilgic

82% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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Rolls-Royce has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,441 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Rolls-Royce 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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3K reviews

2.0

Jun 23, 2014

Management stifles growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many traveling opportunities for staff.

Cons

No work-life balance at all.

2.0

Jun 18, 2014

Disappointing for a company who prides itself that its name is synonymous with quality

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance; some very good people; compensation pretty good for area but some positions need to be upskilled

Cons

IT Systems very poor and poorly managed. Culture - Very political; management does not communicate well; lots of lay-offs since 2013 but poorly communicated and shared so employees left in the dark; UK tends to be very insular and does not know how to run a global company i.e. would schedule important meetings during Thanksgiving; poor sense of ownership and accountability

2.0

Jun 16, 2014

Potential New Hire

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well known company regarding automobiles.

Cons

Need to throw out third party vendor that handles background review. Very poor! Makes too many errors.

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Jobs at Rolls-Royce

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