Does Woodward pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Woodward employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Woodward. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Woodward?

59% of Woodward employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Woodward 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Woodward?

Operations Technician (29) , Mechanical Assembler (26) , Engineer (18) , CNC Machinist (16) , Engineering Intern (16) , Mechanical Engineer (16) , Program Manager (12) , Intern (9) , Machinist (9) , Manufacturing Engineer (9) , Operations Supervisor (9) , Customer Service Representative (8) , Engineering Manager (7) , Mechanical Engineering Intern (7) , Operation Technician (7)

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

"Benefits are great." ((in 154 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 87 reviews)); "it was good pay." ((in 55 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (most people around me work from 8:30" ((in 18 reviews)); "They have Good Health Benefits" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and leads by intimidation and thinly" ((in 69 reviews)); "Incompetent leadership and HR." ((in 16 reviews)); "Too many managers and not enough people doing the work." ((in 16 reviews)); "This structure gives upper management the majority of the leverage in decision making processes and allows discretionary authority over all internal policies including technical decisions." ((in 13 reviews)); "Salary is a but low but there is a site" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Woodward layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Woodward locations?

Fort Collins , Rockford , Loves Park , Niles , Santa Clarita , Skokie , Loveland , Zeeland , Duarte , Valencia , Machesney Park , Chicago , Greenville , Los Angeles , Woodward , Monrovia , Denver , Gurnee , Machesney Park , New York , Bloomfield Hills , Grand Rapids , Holland , Omaha , Oklahoma City , Greenville , Arlington , Minneapolis , Loveland , San Clemente

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Woodward reviews

3.7

59% would recommend to a friend

(709 total reviews)

Chip Blankenship

75% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

Woodward has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 709 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Woodward 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

709 reviews

1.0

Feb 1, 2011

Clueless management

Customer support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They do have good health benefits, not enough to balance the low salary though

Cons

After two years of no raises, heavier workload, no perks and speeches about "ecnomic uncertainity" The president got up at the year end meeting, said we exceeded expectations, earnings up, profits up, stock prices up. His conclusion, "You have to work even harder for even less to make this company even stronger" He obviously has not heard the hushed conversations around the office with bill collectors or the number of cars in the lot with pizza delivery signs on top.

5.0

Jan 24, 2011

Great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Close team Work and new technologies

Cons

Try to promote more from within

3.0

Jan 9, 2011

Difficult for outsider to be successful due to internal politics.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to work with leading edge technology, good working locations, decent facilities and benefit package.

Cons

Corporate politics can get in the way for experienced people coming from the outside. Too many internally promoted young managers seem threatened by outsiders as newcomers don't appear to be welcomed. Many newcomers agree their success depends on knowing the internal processes which are very difficult to learn about even though corporate wants to believe everyone gets information they need.

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