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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1K reviews

1.0

Sep 5, 2017

Disrespectful of Employees

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Some things are better, but the horrible song remains the same. The Air Force is 1000 times better than the Department of Transportation.

Cons

Computer systems are slanted to make your life a living hell, such as Castle were you can't do a simple edit and you can't request leave except from your work computer.

3.0

Jan 9, 2017

Good Job But Upper Management is Only About The "Numbers", Not Safety.Forget about pay raises.

Airway transportation systems specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job stability and good pay with 401K. Lots and lots of training, mostly in Oklahoma. If you want to travel to the "Dark Side"there's room for advancement, but only if you're in the regional office or Washington. Out in the field, forget about it.

Cons

Upper management is a joke! They expect total loyalty from field employees but give ZERO in return. They only stay in a position for two or three years before they move on, so they don't have to live with their poor decisions, but you do It's only about the metrics, not the real world. Pay raises in the past few years have been 0% to 1%. You lose ground every year to increases in benefit cost and inflation. You have no control, high performers and poor performers get the same, except, poor performers get promoted to manament.

4.0

Mar 9, 2016

Foreign Affairs Specialist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits Great Job Security Work-life balance Low turn-over Flexibility of schedule Wide range of work areas

Cons

Bureaucracy Lower salary than private industry Slow-paced

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