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 377 reviews)); "Workforce are full of knowledge and majority are great people and easy to work with." ((in 326 reviews)); "Good benefit and rem" ((in 319 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and cooperative" ((in 147 reviews)); "Pay is good and competitive with other like companies." ((in 143 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 316 reviews)); "the salary is low and the difficult to have evolution" ((in 189 reviews)); "Too many managers at fairly senior level" ((in 98 reviews)); "Poor US leadership" ((in 52 reviews)); "Parts are getting lost in the shipping process because there are too many people involved and communication is poor." ((in 42 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.

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3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,415 total reviews)

Patrice Caine

87% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Thales has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,415 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

Jul 22, 2025

Good place to start your career

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

annual bonus, company events, flexible

Cons

benefits can be improved cxvxv

4.0

Jul 21, 2025

Great company

Senior mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly, Flexible and well paid

Cons

Does not have a transparent salary structure

4.0

Jul 20, 2025

Solid company but very frugal

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good and competitive with other like companies.

Cons

Company is always looking for ways to cutback people. Everything is controlled from France so ver little room for creativity and innovation. It is really different from a regular American corporation which is a disadvantage to the local teams.

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