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 improved by 1% over the last 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 (59) , Design Engineer (53) , 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 306 reviews)); "Good work life balance and learnibg" ((in 262 reviews)); "The Pay is good and the work hours are decent." ((in 191 reviews)); "Many benefits and pay scheme are good" ((in 176 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 128 reviews))

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

"Poor management and HR." ((in 151 reviews)); "Too many managers for the individual contributors" ((in 71 reviews)); "slow career progression and trainning" ((in 37 reviews)); "Senior leadership feel out of touch to workforce" ((in 28 reviews)); "4. Senior management less approachable and supportive." ((in 22 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.

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4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(3,439 total reviews)

Tufan Erginbilgic

83% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Rolls-Royce has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,439 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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Oct 18, 2011

it is rewarding

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great exposure to the technicalities of a specialized product

Cons

No direction; poor leadership at the time i was there

3.0

Oct 10, 2011

Very frustrating place to work. They trade too much on the name.

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits were pretty good but salaries were below average.

Cons

Very bureaucratic organization that can't see the forest for the trees. Incredibly slow and difficult to get anything done. Reputation for undeserved arrogance in the industry.

4.0

Oct 5, 2011

Great company and opportunities being stifled by bureaucracy.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The products and the people. Such a broad and diverse community across the Nordics and growing to include colleagues around the world. The range of products is huge and the focus on delivering specific customer project needs in every vessel remains a challenge in a cost competitive world. Great opportunity to move around the global business if mobile and eager for that challenge.

Cons

There remains a tension between the Aero standardised process oriented way of doing things and the more fluid Nordic and Marine methods. This is seen in the drive towards management structures that do not always recognise the value of older organisations. Some of this is necessary as the company attempts to globalise its production and supply chain base. A strong bureaucracy exists and the insistence on creating tension through the matrix of functional and line management leads to very slow decision making and a lack of ownership in some areas.

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