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 59 reviews)); "good benefit, professional, learning every day." ((in 37 reviews)); "Nice Coworkers clean for a factory" ((in 12 reviews)); "good place to learn and move on" ((in 11 reviews)); "friendly employees at the very least" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Low pay and moral everywhere" ((in 60 reviews)); "The manager who runs the site is absent and disconnected from people." ((in 16 reviews)); "The upper management is clueless and often purposely keep each other in the dark." ((in 15 reviews)); "Low salary and They had discrimination between French speaker and non" ((in 12 reviews)); "Leadership has been there to longer and pay like crap because they do not know anything else but AAR" ((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

3.2

45% would recommend to a friend

(650 total reviews)

John Holmes

59% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

650 reviews

1.0

Jul 21, 2017

A&P Mechanic

A&p mechanic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have a paycheck you can cash for goods and services.

Cons

Management, unhealthy environment and noise levels, carcinogens in the air, an us versus them mentality.

AAR Response

8y

Wanted to reach out, as phone is (630) 227-2074 here at HQ. V/R, G-Man

3.0

Jan 20, 2017

It's nice place to learn

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very good place to get your experience.

Cons

poor pay, not very great HR,

AAR Response

8y

Thank-you for note/review. Very much appreciate. Will continue to work hard. Should you have any ideas, just send 'em my way, & I'll do my best to run it all down. Blue skies, G-Man

3.0

Dec 14, 2016

A great starting place

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've learned a lot about aviation supply chain and various programming languages for analysis and the people here are great

Cons

There's minimal training at best and no path for growth, and middle management seems disgruntled

AAR Response

8y

Thank-you for the review, as Company is indeed dynamic, & can move pretty fast. Blue skies, G-Man

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