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 (497) , 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 375 reviews)); "401k benefits are good" ((in 332 reviews)); "Workforce are full of knowledge and majority are great people and easy to work with." ((in 324 reviews)); "Pay is good and competitive with other like companies." ((in 145 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and cooperative" ((in 144 reviews))

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

"Bad management and a lot of dictatorial decisions." ((in 315 reviews)); "the salary is low and the difficult to have evolution" ((in 182 reviews)); "Too many managers controll you" ((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

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,408 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 4,408 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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1.0

Mar 19, 2015

Thales singapore especially SPC supply chain with bad management, bad increment & bonus

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good wrking space, n first time intern experience in aetospace

Cons

Bad working operations, by pushing the problem to one another instead of brainstorm for solutions.Management playing politivs by giving priority to certain employee. jobs does nt tally with samary given.Jobs assigned does not always same with the jobs description in the interview. Thales SPC not suitable for long term supply chain career.

1.0

Jan 26, 2013

Bad Management, Lots of Work, Less Pay

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it has a free gym, there is free coffee, its in the middle of the city, overall commute is ok

Cons

too much work management has no idea what they are doing pay structure is not good many many layoffs overall i do not recommend

2.0

Jul 27, 2012

An old French bureaucratic company

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- lots of holidays - salary is above market on my expertise - different businesses - different technologies - you get to travel if you want to

Cons

- lots of politics - very slow to technology changes - very slow to market changes - messy and unclear processes - completely outdated worktools - incompetent people are promoted - all promotions are based on who knows who or diploma

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