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 57 reviews)); "Good benefits and safe environment" ((in 37 reviews)); "Paid Holidays Off, Great Coworkers" ((in 12 reviews)); "good place to learn and move on" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great opportunities to perform different tasks" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Low pay and moral everywhere" ((in 60 reviews)); "The upper management is clueless and often purposely keep each other in the dark." ((in 18 reviews)); "The manager who runs the site is absent and disconnected from people." ((in 15 reviews)); "Communication is poor, attitudes are worse and the product suffers." ((in 9 reviews)); "There is no training." ((in 7 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

3.0

Jan 3, 2021

Not bad for start job

Aircraft maintenance technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good to know A320 family.

Cons

Low salary and They had discrimination between French speaker and non-French speaker. most of project manager, chief and inspectors tend to give good task to French speaker. if you are non-French speaker, you would get dirty and bad job at least for 1 year and hard to fill out your logbook. HR has to figure out why non-French speaker quit easily here.

AAR Response

5y

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your experience working for our company was not what you had expected. We pride ourselves on being inclusive, treating people right and working as one. Our company's success is based off the great people we have working here! We will make sure to share your feedback with the location.

3.0

Dec 28, 2020

Decent but slow

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed work environment, supportive supervisors

Cons

Not challenging, slow to change

AAR Response

5y

Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear that the work environment and our managers make AAR a great place to work. Our goal is to continue to implement the necessary changes for our business to move forward and our people to grow.

3.0

Dec 19, 2020

AAR LGS

Landing gear technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, lots of overtime ( before pandemic ).

Cons

Micro management. Only the people that are cool with the top bosses move on .

AAR Response

5y

Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the benefits we offered. The goal of our managers is to provide feedback, communication, development and recognition for our employees to feel good about where they work. We will share your feedback with the Miami location.

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