Does Thales pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Thales employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Thales. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Thales?

80% of Thales employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Thales 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Thales?

Software Engineer (498) , Project Manager (160) , Systems Engineer (149) , Senior Software Engineer (138) , Engineer (110) , Software Developer (89) , Ingénieur (81) , Intern (73) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (71) , Manager (66) , Stagiaire (64) , Ingénieur Développement Logiciel (62) , Devops Engineer (53) , Chef De Projet (47) , Program Manager (46)

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

"The work life balance is good and they use the latest tech set in the market ." ((in 373 reviews)); "Good benefits including holiday and lot's of opportunity to collaborate and partner with international employees." ((in 325 reviews)); "Workforce are full of knowledge and majority are great people and easy to work with." ((in 320 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful" ((in 145 reviews)); "Pay is good and competitive with other like companies." ((in 137 reviews))

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

"Positives to both styles of management but poor communication and effort will always be frustrating." ((in 308 reviews)); "the salary is low and the difficult to have evolution" ((in 187 reviews)); "Too many managers controll you" ((in 95 reviews)); "Poor US leadership" ((in 53 reviews)); "Parts are getting lost in the shipping process because there are too many people involved and communication is poor." ((in 43 reviews))

What are employees saying about Thales layoffs in 2026?

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

Thales reviews

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,410 total reviews)

Patrice Caine

86% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Thales has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,410 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Thales 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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4K reviews

4.0

May 21, 2013

It was a great place to work

Avionics/instruments technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture was relatively good. Pay and benefits were competitive. Thales was people oriented.

Cons

The economy and a series of poor decisions by management ended a good thing.

2.0

May 14, 2013

Chaos

Field support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can do whatever you want because there are no policies

Cons

You get jacked for everything because there are no policies

3.0

May 4, 2013

Challenging but exciting job as an aerospace software engineer

Simulation software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Working on exciting products: Full Flight Simulators used for pilot training - Some travel abroad when installing Simulators in Training Centres - Flexi Time

Cons

- Decision-making is slow and hampered by the size of the Thales group - Salaries are not very competitive in comparison with the rest of the industry

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