Is FAA a good company to work for?

FAA has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,634 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

(1,459 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 1,459 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

5.0

Feb 27, 2026

Good wlb. Good culture

General engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Low stress work. Easy. Impactful work

Cons

Work can be boring. Can be old boys club.

3.0

Feb 23, 2026

ASI

Aviation safety inspector - operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Exceptional work/life balance -Premium FED benefits packages available -Overall stable and predictable employment -Relocation packages available -Opportunity to specialize in particular fields

Cons

-Overwhelming level of assignments/tasks -Work items/tasks stretch far beyond normal scope of role/expectations -Many work items do not cover or relate to actual imminent or tangible safety threats/ industry issues -Overall slowed by agency, lackluster management, inconsistency and bureaucracy -Compensation packages tend to fall short of private industry counterparts

5.0

Feb 11, 2026

Pretty good

Management and program assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pre-trump, things were great. Amazing work- life balance. Allowed space to be independent, most days. Great team. Everyone was competent and well educated.

Cons

The enjoyment of this job highly depends on your direct manager. The manager I started with was completely overbearing with very few boundaries that I had to combat often. Also because it's an admin role people WILL try to pass the admin work they don't want to do onto you. Post-trump things were not the same. Morale was down. It was awful going into the office everyday.

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Good wlb. Good culture

ASI

Pretty good

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