Does Leonardo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Leonardo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Leonardo. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Leonardo?

76% of Leonardo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Leonardo 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Leonardo?

Systems Engineer (94) , Software Engineer (89) , Engineer (68) , Project Manager (64) , System Engineer (45) , Program Manager (30) , Impiegato Tecnico (27) , Buyer (22) , Senior Systems Engineer (22) , Operaio Metalmeccanico (19) , Principal Systems Engineer (19) , Impiegato (18) , Manager (17) , Ingegnere (16) , Manufacturing Engineer (16)

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

"Benefits are good and are average for the industry." ((in 144 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 119 reviews)); "Great people and teamworking you'll be happy if you don't want to stretch yourself and continue to only work in you comfort zone" ((in 113 reviews)); "Good pay and working hours with overtime" ((in 42 reviews)); "• Good pension (but not as good as it used to be)." ((in 39 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of drive / motivation from leaders." ((in 93 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to the market and difficult to innovate" ((in 66 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 31 reviews)); "All the senior managers have all worked there forever and it's an old boys club." ((in 23 reviews)); "No training, extremely political" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Leonardo layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Leonardo locations?

Philadelphia , Overland Park , Tucson , Melbourne , Washington , Phila , Huntsville , New York , Dallas , San Diego , Fort Walton Beach , Miami , Milton , Tampa , Romeoville , Arlington , Dulles , West Plains , Milwaukee , Random Lake , Greensboro , Winston-Salem , Arlington , DeSoto , Italy , England , Maineville , Cleveland , Los Angeles , Redondo Beach

Leonardo reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,341 total reviews)

Roberto Cingolani

91% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Leonardo has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,341 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Leonardo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

May 5, 2026

Good project exposure, but some downtime exists

Graduate systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good exposure to project work

Cons

Sometimes there would be down time with not much to do

Leonardo Response

1mo

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for sharing your experience as a Graduate Systems Engineer at Leonardo. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed the exposure to project work during your time with us. Providing graduates with meaningful, hands-on experience across a variety of programmes is something we place great importance on. We also appreciate your honest feedback regarding periods of downtime. As project priorities and timelines can shift, there can occasionally be quieter periods, particularly within large-scale engineering programmes. Thank you again for your contribution to Leonardo, and we wish you all the best in your future career.

4.0

May 3, 2026

Flexible hours and interesting products, but poor IT

Senior hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pension Interesting products Flexible working hours

Cons

Poor IT Slow to make decisions

4.0

May 3, 2026

Stable environment with good pay but slow processes

Cybersecurity consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability, safe environment, high pay on average, good projects

Cons

Slow, sometimes inefficient, politics, defense sector

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Good project exposure, but some downtime exists

Flexible hours and interesting products, but poor IT

Stable environment with good pay but slow processes

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