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.

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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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650 reviews

3.0

Sep 18, 2025

Pros and cons but some nepotism is ruining the environment

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Previously there were more but new leadership has taken over and I only see cons

Cons

Favoritism, being taken advantage of for all departments and having to deal with an unfair environment

2.0

Sep 16, 2025

Limited Growth; Antiquated Tools

Accounts payable director and accounting support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaboration among colleagues Attempting to minimally invest in systems, applications and tools

Cons

Systems Antiquated Limited Opportunities Long Hours Unawarded Unresponsive Leadership

3.0

Aug 26, 2025

Quality

Qc inspector

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

QC Department is a great team.

Cons

The facility needs some updating.

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