Is FAA a good company to work for?

FAA has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,635 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at FAA to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about FAA have been left by employees working as Intern , Management and Program Assistant and General Engineer .

Does FAA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, FAA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at FAA. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FAA?

75% of FAA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FAA 3.7 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 FAA?

Air Traffic Control Specialist (153) , Air Traffic Controller (123) , Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (47) , Aviation Safety Inspector (40) , Management and Program Analyst (33) , Aerospace Engineer (30) , ATC Specialist (29) , ATSS FG-2101 (29) , Intern (24) , Engineer (23) , Civil Engineer (20) , Program Manager (20) , Manager (17) , Air Traffic Controller Trainee (14) , Computer Specialist (14)

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

"benefits are great and day to day work is great" ((in 190 reviews)); "Pay is good but not great unless you are a controller or have been in for a while." ((in 156 reviews)); "Great Work Life Balance" ((in 61 reviews)); "Great people that care about aviation and the work they do." ((in 61 reviews)); ""Job security" is great and once you know what you are supposed to do you can then explore other areas or job functions." ((in 53 reviews))

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

"Management is incompetent and often take the path of least resistance to progress their own careers." ((in 53 reviews)); "bureaucracy Upper management is on their own power trip, often forget to do their actual JOB." ((in 16 reviews)); "Shift work and rotating schedules" ((in 14 reviews)); "I had seen where other reviews pointed out poor leadership caused by people being promoted due to poor performance." ((in 12 reviews)); "Poor communication" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about FAA layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed FAA locations?

Washington , Oklahoma City , Atlantic City , Fort Worth , Atlanta , New York , Dallas , Miami , Seattle , Houston , Los Angeles , Denver , Anchorage , Salt Lake City , San Diego , Phoenix , Renton , College Park , Chicago , Egg Harbor Township , Kansas City , Westbury , Indianapolis , El Segundo , Ronkonkoma , Memphis , Farmington , Jacksonville , Orlando , Boston

FAA reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,460 total reviews)

Pete Buttigieg | Michael G. Whitaker | Kathryn “Katie” Thomson

72% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

FAA has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,460 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FAA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Mar 2, 2009

Great Training and rewarding Job Satisfaction

airway transportation systems specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits,Very diverse workload with ability to set priorities,challenging and highly technical workload,great training

Cons

Brown noses advance well, You have to brag on yourself exceeding in all areas for performance bonus which some find fun since they sit around on smoke break 1/4 of day,allowing co workers to carry load. Must be able to handle high pressure situations during equiptment outages.

3.0

Dec 23, 2008

Get paid a lot to compromise your values.

Air traffic systems specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary is great, overtime is paid when working over 40 hours. You can work at your own pace to get the job done. it is like a fire man you wait for equipment to break, then fix it.

Cons

Managers distrust employees, they do not respect workers and bully to get their way. stress level is high. The overall job satisfaction of the employees is low due to conflict with management. managers second guess you, they also do not want enough employees, so they aften have more work than can be completed, and expect it to be done in the same time as when there were 30 percent more employees.

1.0

May 1, 2025

Full of unprofessional people

Maintenance mechanic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good job security if you can tolerate the abuse and toxic environment.

Cons

A lot of negative name calling and bullying. I was called a spider monkey because I out climbed everyone during a fall protection training.

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