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?

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What are the top reviewed Woodward locations?

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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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709 reviews

2.0

Sep 22, 2010

Where is upper management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are OK.not enough to make up for low pay scale

Cons

Upper management stays in their "space" and tells the workers to get by with less "for the good of the company" Two years(so far) with no raises, no bonuses and upper management bragging about better than expected profits, great stock performance, how well they did on the golf course yesterday... while workers discuss their upcoming foreclosure, their calls from bill collectors, their kids having to put off college for a year.

4.0

Jul 21, 2010

Woodward

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are many technically competent people at Woodward, with good experience and job knowledge. The project managers work together to share information and improve the product development processes. There are good benefits. The products help make engines more efficient, saving energy and reducing emissions. The company has strong values.

Cons

Some of the senior leaders use threats and intimidation as "motivational" techniques. HR does not support the employees. Your experience depends on where you are in the organization and whom you work for. Like most organizations, there is not always a clear agreement on the most important priorities -- frequently overcommit or try to do too much at the same time.

1.0

Jun 14, 2010

Good place to park for a paycheck.

Supplier manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are great. The work day ends by 5pm. There is limited work with China. Easy going culture if you avoid the pockets of political inspired leadership. Consistant paycheck and a good place to ride out the recession.

Cons

Very introspective. Not open to outside ideas or benchmarking. Verbal abuse is condoned and/or ignored. HR provides no support in a male driven culture. HR refused to address high rate of turn-over. HR is basically a Joke. Inflexible work mentality, no flex time, limited work from home. Unwilling to modify antiquated vacation policy. No incentive pay until 2nd year and it is not linked to performance. Yearly bonus is not linked to performance.

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