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 3419 reviews)); "pretty flexible and good work life balance" ((in 1407 reviews)); "Pay is good and they have more people than they should for each team often times" ((in 1218 reviews)); "There are a lot of great people that are very down to earth that I enjoyed working with." ((in 990 reviews)); "Good salaries and work schedules" ((in 370 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 976 reviews)); "Don't worry if you get a good or bad manager because it will change in time." ((in 499 reviews)); "Periodic and frequent layoffs during first 7" ((in 457 reviews)); "Toxic culture and crab mentality" ((in 351 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of accountability at a high and medium levels of management." ((in 303 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.

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3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(18,260 total reviews)

Kelly Ortberg

76% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Boeing has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 18,260 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

Aug 20, 2009

A lot of responsibility given immediately. This is good and bad.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and benefits. Pride of company. Defense programs always get money, job security.

Cons

Given too much responsibility and NO Training, yet expected to contribute immediately.

3.0

Aug 20, 2009

newcomes beware

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

they paid for my school. A lot of senior engineers, some of whom are experts in their field. A lot of mentoring opportunities.

Cons

definitely an older organization. Most of the employees are above 50 because management keeps laying off the young people and they don't want to come back.

3.0

Aug 5, 2009

Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

health insurance pay for college - but this program is getting cut, and you have to pay taxes on it as if it were a bonus professional growth experience

Cons

limited advancement due to aging workforce staying on the job past retirement too many processes people just doing what it takes to make it for 8 hours a day

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