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 56 reviews)); "Good benefits and safe environment" ((in 39 reviews)); "Periods of heavy overtime, great coworkers" ((in 13 reviews)); "good place to learn and move on" ((in 11 reviews)); "There is a Good work environment" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Low pay and moral everywhere" ((in 56 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 17 reviews)); "Low salary and They had discrimination between French speaker and non" ((in 15 reviews)); "Leadership has been there to longer and pay like crap because they do not know anything else but AAR" ((in 14 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

Nov 22, 2013

Good company if you just need a job to get you through, or gain experience for a career somewhere else.

Contract specialist/inside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule for some departments. Some opportunity to grow if you are someone that managers like.

Cons

There are many employees that work there that get by with doing absolutely nothing. While others have to pick up their slack and leave at the end of the day frustrated. Upper management has no idea what the actual worker bees do from day to day, nor do they care. There are a lot of office dwellers that, in my opinion, get paid to do nothing. Compensation is terrible.

5.0

Nov 14, 2013

AAR was a nice place to work.

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot of opportunity to step into larger roles and advance. 9-5 work schedule. Opportunity to travel overseas a lot.

Cons

The city of Goldsboro has absolutely nothing to do. There was nothing bad about working for at AAR.

1.0

Nov 7, 2013

Terrible

Mechanic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing. Getting to go home everyday.

Cons

Terrible conditions and pay. Just like a sweat shop

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