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 3.6 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 201 reviews)); "Pay is good but not great unless you are a controller or have been in for a while." ((in 148 reviews)); "Great people that care about aviation and the work they do." ((in 64 reviews)); "Great Work Life Balance" ((in 62 reviews)); "Great Job Security" ((in 58 reviews))

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

"Poor management makes doing your job safely tough" ((in 55 reviews)); "bureaucracy Upper management is on their own power trip, often forget to do their actual JOB." ((in 16 reviews)); "Shift work, midnight shifts, w" ((in 13 reviews)); "Rotating shifts are brutal, stressful, low staffing, no standards, heavy workload at busy facilities." ((in 11 reviews)); "I had seen where other reviews pointed out poor leadership caused by people being promoted due to poor performance." ((in 11 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 , Atlanta , Fort Worth , 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

(404 total reviews)

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

72% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

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3.0

Nov 8, 2024

Work life, what?

Air traffic control specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good for not requiring a degree.

Cons

Schedule is horrendous, little to no work life balance because you will be sleeping your week off. Extremely cautious of medical help you can seek or risk losing your job.

2.0

Nov 7, 2024

Unrelenting Unmanaged Mess

Air traffic control specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Retirement Pension, Depending on Facility pay that's worth the work. Some good people stuck in a horrible system. Breaks I guess.

Cons

Overtime because of staffing issues. NATCA is essentially apart if the FAA now. Large amount unhappy about where they are at. Operations at mid level facilities are close to failing. As a CPC doesnt get better. Training and personnel issues will get ignored. So many operational issues go unaddressed. Horrible efficiency in every way for aircraft movement down to personnel issues. Smaller facilities have somewhat of a toxic culture. Pay doesn't scale to traffic load enough. Need a close to $40k-70k increase across the board for all facilities. This place is agency is going down the tubes quick. Bottom line is they will treat you like this is your only option in life. If you are unhappy and need change don't settle.

3.0

Nov 4, 2024

Understaffed and Underpaid

Aviation safety inspector

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Home every night compared to airline pilots, steady work schedule, flexible hybrid work schedule

Cons

Low pay compared to industry, private companies offer better insurance, no overtime, understaffed

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