Does Boeing pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Boeing employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Boeing. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Boeing?

71% of Boeing employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Boeing 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Boeing?

Software Engineer (622) , Engineer (521) , Systems Engineer (491) , Project Manager (275) , Intern (226) , Procurement Agent (216) , Manufacturing Engineer (208) , Financial Analyst (207) , Mechanical Engineer (186) , Manager (174) , Industrial Engineer (171) , Design Engineer (145) , Programme Analyst (138) , Senior Software Engineer (133) , Senior Manager (107)

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

"Benefits are Great and are the main reason Boeing gets away with how they treat employees" ((in 3476 reviews)); "pretty flexible and good work life balance" ((in 1398 reviews)); "Pay is good and they have more people than they should for each team often times" ((in 1204 reviews)); "There are a lot of great people that are very down to earth that I enjoyed working with." ((in 978 reviews)); "professional growing and good salary" ((in 398 reviews))

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

"Poor management and gratitude is not always shown towards those who work hard and go the extra mile." ((in 965 reviews)); "Don't worry if you get a good or bad manager because it will change in time." ((in 515 reviews)); "Periodic and frequent layoffs during first 7" ((in 458 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of accountability at a high and medium levels of management." ((in 305 reviews)); "very stressful and poor upper management" ((in 180 reviews))

What are employees saying about Boeing layoffs in 2026?

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

Boeing reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(18,265 total reviews)

Kelly Ortberg

76% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

Boeing has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 18,265 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Boeing employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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18K reviews

4.0

May 13, 2010

Boeing is an excellent company.

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good beneftis, good people to work with, strong strategic position in the markets where they compete. I have tremendous respect for the company and the team.

Cons

Unions can be tough to deal with - at times they are getting in their own way. Realize we have to compete with a global work force.

3.0

May 12, 2010

Great Name

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good name recognition and industry respect for working there. It shares engineering best practices across commercial and defense units. Health benefits and 401(k) are good. Continuing education benefits are 100% prepaid, send transcript with a B after semester is over as proof.

Cons

Starting salary is lower than other defense companies. A lot of the engineering staff is getting old. About half of them should retire or be demoted from an efficiency standpoint. There's no more pension for new hires. The unions in WA and CA are killing corporate bottom lines, and trickle to corporate financial reports, which trickle down to non-union employees. Advancement opportunities from within was difficult.

3.0

May 12, 2010

Commercial Flight Test Software

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work on, around, and with planes and their subsystems, and that is really cool. Being able to see how everything comes together, and all the work that goes in to certifying a plane is awesome.

Cons

Boeing is very slow to change. Then union attitude allows people to fight change tooth and nail, and do as little work as possible without giving a reason for them to be written up. Expect to use technology 10-30 years old at all times (in Flight Test Software). There was no time allocated to any project that was not precisely what my manager wanted done. Management seemed to want a scape goat more than anything else.

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