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

2.0

Apr 11, 2013

Always looking outside for expertise while ignoring inside experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good co-workers, on site cafeteria, casual fridays

Cons

Low pay, low moral, constantly re-organizing. High turnover in upper management, Management thinks the internal employees are idiots.

1.0

Nov 1, 2022

Don’t apply

Internal auditor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Health insurance Diversity Movement within the company

Cons

Terrible communication Manual work Unprofessional Toxic Micromanaging

AAR Response

3y

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear about your experience working for AAR. We know how important it is for our managers to build relationships with their people and we remain excited about all of our development programs we offer. This continues through management training, leadership development, coaching and feedback, 1:1 skill development and career planning sessions, and formal mentorship program. We will share your feedback with local HR.

1.0

Mar 7, 2022

bad pay, no concern for employee wellfare, mid-level management is lazy/bad at their jobs

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

not unionized... thats about it

Cons

-no payscale or scale for improvement or advancement -as hiring gets harder and harder they hire people with little to no experience for more than they pay the experienced people that have to train them. and theres no benefit for taking on the responsibility of training. -if you bring up pay you'll get told their either working on it and never hear about it again, or get told to suck it up( they'll usually quit after that ) -right now the most effective way to get paid better at AAR is the leave work elsewhere for 6 months and come back and negotiate in at a better wage this place is really backwards

AAR Response

4y

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your experience working for AAR is not what you had hoped so far. We continue to review market data to make sure we are competitive in our industry. We also continue to find ways to make sure our people understand our performance management strategy and how to grow and develop in your role. We have an Open Door policy at AAR and we will continue to support and listen to our employees when they have something to say. We will share your feedback with local HR.

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