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

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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).

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650 reviews

4.0

Mar 5, 2014

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Administrative

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CEO approval

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Pros

AAR has some amazing benefits -- Tuition Reimbursement, generous health insurance, ample vacation and sick leave. The programs are there -- it's up to you to use them.

Cons

It all comes down to who your immediate supervisor is. As with any large organization AAR has some good and some bad. When you are assigned to work for one of the more challenging people, it's up to you to find a way. I suggest taking advantage of the tuition reimbursement program to gain skills that enable you to move on either inside or outside of the company. Education is one thing that no one can take from you!

3.0

Feb 5, 2014

Senior Accountant

Senior accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Summa Technology was a great place to work. Superviors respected and valued employee suggestions. We were team players

Cons

After the company was sold, managers did not understand the importance of communicating with employees.

AAR Response

12y

Unfortunately, this recommendation was meant for another and belongs to a company called: Aar Summa Technology Inc 140 Sparkman NW Dr Huntsville, AL 35805 (256) 830-7000 The Summa Technologies Inc of Pittsburgh, PA is not affiliated with this company, in any way. Please direct all questions to me: Don Underwood - Talent Acquisition Manager - Summa Technologies email: don@summa-tech.com We apologize for the inconvenience and have asked Glassdoor to remove this from our Employee Review section.

3.0

Feb 2, 2014

Really good in some things really bad in others

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really nice people. Good insurance.

Cons

Hard to work in if not at corp site. As usual execs ignore poor treatment of its site leaders of its employees. Yelling and cussing by execs at local sites. If you are middle management you are between a rock and a rock. Upper management holds you responsible for everything and employees blame you for everything. They allow anonymous comments about managers during employee survey and then allows all managers to read them. This is demeaning to those wrongly or rightly accused. Women are treated rather poorly. Hr directors are so afraid for their jobs because they are women and not part of good ole boy club they overlook the abuse of other women.

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