Does Horizon Hobby pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Horizon Hobby employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Horizon Hobby. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Horizon Hobby?

61% of Horizon Hobby employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Horizon Hobby 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Horizon Hobby?

Manager (6) , Product Development (6) , Product Support Representative (5) , Customer Service Representative (2) , Customer Support Representative (2) , Engineer (2) , Photographer (2) , Senior Management (2) , Social Media Specialist (2) , Software Engineer (2)

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

"There's a wealth of really great people who've been there a long time that helps perpetuate the "Horizon" culture." ((in 14 reviews)); "My coworkers are friendly and awesome." ((in 9 reviews)); "Excellent benefits and you get to test product" ((in 7 reviews)); "The culture is generally positive and the people are generally nice." ((in 6 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Upper management is disconnected with the needs of the employees." ((in 10 reviews)); "They do not pay Product Support representatives the average, do not let glassdoor fool you with the average pay." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good managers will get more responsibility picking up the slack for bad managers so that they have less time to be good managers." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Horizon Hobby layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Horizon Hobby locations?

Champaign , Ontario , Mahomet , Chicago , Los Angeles , Corona

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Horizon Hobby reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(92 total reviews)

Christopher Dickerson

71% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Horizon Hobby has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 92 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Horizon Hobby employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

92 reviews

5.0

Mar 4, 2013

Great Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The make RC products how much fun is that.

Cons

Its cold in the winter.

5.0

Feb 28, 2013

Good company that cares

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee owned, supportive leadership. Fun work environment

Cons

Sales team was better paid than the CS dept that supported them.

2.0

Dec 9, 2012

Typical old boys club. Religious, paternalistic leadership promotes the biggest egos and not the brightest stars.

Senior management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Horizon makes and markets some great products. Unfortunately, all of the US manufacturing they've bought up has been closed and nearly all products are sourced from China.

Cons

Decisions take forever and everything is by committee until its time to flog the innocent. Notorious for cutbacks at Christmas. Treat everyone the way you want to be treated only applies to the underlings. The glass ceiling is low and cracked in Champaign. Few female senior managers. Horizon is not the place for intelligent, outspoken women.

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