Does AAR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AAR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AAR. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AAR?

43% of AAR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AAR 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AAR?

Aircraft Mechanic (21) , Mechanic (18) , Aircraft Maintenance Technician (17) , A&P Mechanic (14) , Avionics Technician (14) , Technician (13) , Sheet Metal Mechanic (9) , Engineer (8) , Analyst (6) , Manager (6) , Pilot (6) , Program Manager (6) , Aviation Maintenance Technician (5) , Product Line Representative (5) , Production Controller (5)

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

"Great people to work with that are dedicated and motivated each day." ((in 60 reviews)); "Good benefits for permanent employees" ((in 41 reviews)); "Nice Coworkers clean for a factory" ((in 12 reviews)); "good place to learn and move on" ((in 11 reviews)); "QC Department is a great team." ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Low pay and moral everywhere" ((in 58 reviews)); "Poor upper management, if they don't like you, they make it a horrible and very stressful place to work." ((in 18 reviews)); "The manager who runs the site is absent and disconnected from people." ((in 16 reviews)); "Leadership has been there to longer and pay like crap because they do not know anything else but AAR" ((in 13 reviews)); "Low Salary and no accountability for the actions of leaders" ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about AAR layoffs in 2026?

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

AAR reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(650 total reviews)

John Holmes

55% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Senior management

AAR has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 650 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AAR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

650 reviews

5.0

Apr 10, 2021

It was a pleasure to work for them

Inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work, good money.

Cons

Location is far to Downtown Chicago

AAR Response

5y

Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear you thought AAR was a great place to work! Our employees are the foundation of our company and it was nice to see you had good people to work with!

5.0

Apr 5, 2021

Amazing company

Mechanic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing place to grow your career

Cons

Really competitive place, work start really early in the morning

AAR Response

5y

Thank you for your review. We are excited that you feel AAR is an amazing company to work for! We are doing everything we can to take care of our employees! Especially through career growth and development.

2.0

Apr 5, 2021

Badly run organisation. Avoid unless absolutely necessary

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the coworkers were great to work with

Cons

No pay structure, all the training is purely a box ticking exercise to cover the corporation from a legal perspective if a serious mistake occurred. As it will be the fault of the employee and not the employer All suggestions are ignored and many VPs provided no input whatsoever, yet somehow kept their jobs, whilst other hard working employees were made redundant. The individuals they deem to be important only say “yes” and never add any value.

AAR Response

5y

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear about some of the unfortunate things you experienced. We are always looking at market data to make sure we are competitive in the industry. We do have a global learning and development program complete with classroom/virtual training, manager and leadership development, individual development plans, formal mentorship program, and 1:1 career planning and skill development sessions. We know that the success of our company is driven through our employees and we will continue to do what we can to make AAR a great place to work. I will share your feedback with your former location.

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