Does AAR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AAR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AAR. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AAR?

45% 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, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.0 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 61 reviews)); "Good benefits for permanent employees" ((in 41 reviews)); "Periods of heavy overtime, great coworkers" ((in 13 reviews)); "good place to learn and move on" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great opportunities to perform different tasks" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Low pay and moral everywhere" ((in 58 reviews)); "The upper management is clueless and often purposely keep each other in the dark." ((in 20 reviews)); "The manager who runs the site is absent and disconnected from people." ((in 15 reviews)); "Low salary and They had discrimination between French speaker and non" ((in 13 reviews)); "There is no training." ((in 9 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

3.2

45% would recommend to a friend

(650 total reviews)

John Holmes

59% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Senior management

AAR has an employee rating of 3.2 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

2.0

Mar 16, 2022

Employer Short Staffs Programs and Offers Low Salaries

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Broad range of work and contracts.

Cons

They expect the world, but will dump you in a heartbeat. Your loyalty is not rewarded. Not sure how they continue to staff the programs, their salaries and pennies compared to others.

AAR Response

4y

Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear you had a variety of work and were able to stay busy. We are sorry to hear about your thoughts with the retention of our employees. We are excited about the tenure of many of our employees and the knowledge, skills and abilities they bring to the company. We know our company does not survive with out them. We will continue to do what we can to help and review market data to stay competitive with our total compensation.

1.0

Feb 9, 2022

Trash

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Trash trash trash trash trash

Cons

terrible place to work at

AAR Response

4y

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear your experience working for AAR was not what you had hoped. We know how important it is to create a work environment where employees love coming to work. We will share your feedback with local HR.

1.0

Jul 19, 2021

Terrible

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely nothing positive to say.

Cons

Worst place to work. Terrible management, low pay. Horrible people.

AAR Response

4y

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear your experience working for AAR is not what you had hoped. We continue to do what we can to create a great place to through learning, development, and career programs, coaching and development for our managers, employee engagement opportunities, and diversity outreach initiatives. We will share your feedback with local HR.

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