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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Thales?

79% 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 (499) , Project Manager (160) , Systems Engineer (149) , Senior Software Engineer (138) , Engineer (111) , Software Developer (89) , Ingénieur (81) , Intern (73) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (71) , Manager (66) , Stagiaire (65) , Ingénieur Développement Logiciel (62) , Devops Engineer (54) , 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 393 reviews)); "401k benefits are good" ((in 327 reviews)); "Workforce are full of knowledge and majority are great people and easy to work with." ((in 317 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and cooperative" ((in 142 reviews)); "Pay is good and competitive with other like companies." ((in 139 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 313 reviews)); "the salary is low and the difficult to have evolution" ((in 187 reviews)); "Too many managers at fairly senior level" ((in 93 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 44 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

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,416 total reviews)

Patrice Caine

87% 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 4,416 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

3.0

Aug 28, 2014

Large company with potential, but not making the most of opportunities or workforce

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of international work Good opportunities to move around

Cons

Very reactive Slow HR Older workforce, not receptive to change Too expensive as against competition Different departments not interlinked Burecratic Top heavy

3.0

Aug 15, 2014

Not bad, but very slow to move on

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working hours fine. it's easy to balance work and personal life

Cons

Too much internal bureaucracy. It is difficult to make a career. Projects are not very interesting. Below average salary

4.0

Aug 13, 2014

Good overall

Business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture is great, very nice people

Cons

Sales is very bad now since the customer is basically always the military

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