Does CAE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CAE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CAE. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CAE?

66% of CAE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CAE 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CAE?

Software Developer (101) , Software Engineer (80) , Integration Specialist (58) , Project Manager (48) , Manager (41) , Systems Software Specialist (31) , Instructor (26) , Simulator Technician (25) , Software Systems Specialist (20) , Engineer (19) , Senior Software Engineer (19) , Flight Instructor (16) , Intern (16) , Flight Simulator Technician (15) , Mechanical Designer (14)

What are the pros of working at CAE according to real employee reviews?

"Great projects and people." ((in 162 reviews)); "good benefits for employees and hybrid work" ((in 130 reviews)); "Flexible hours and adjusts to your lifestyle" ((in 63 reviews)); "Good culture and people to work with" ((in 61 reviews)); "Work remote partially great team" ((in 55 reviews))

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

"Pay is low and could be better" ((in 56 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs are really saddening" ((in 43 reviews)); "Managers don't like if you don't do overtime on weekly basis." ((in 41 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 40 reviews)); "Low Resources poor operations no training for new hires" ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about CAE layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CAE layoffs and their outlook for job security at CAE in 2026.

What are the top reviewed CAE locations?

Dallas , Tampa , Mesa , Arlington , Sarasota , Orlando , Phoenix , Whippany , Austin , Las Vegas , Morristown , New York , Fort Rucker , Broken Arrow , Albuquerque , Irving , Jersey City , Washington , Texas City , Little Rock , Sherwood , San Diego , Colorado Springs , Pueblo , Allentown , Robins AFB , Dallas-Fort Worth , Newark , Dothan , Lake Forest

CAE reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,810 total reviews)

Matthew Bromberg

52% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

CAE has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,810 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CAE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Jun 26, 2019

"Never stop learning and growing as part of the CAE team"

Senior subject matter expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with great people who support you. Extremely interesting and challenging projects Great benefits and very good pay. Flex time and remote work Company is growing rapidly and does so much for their employees Just a great place to start your career ( and stay for a very long time!)

Cons

Alot of levels of leadership Manloading and planning can use improvement Not a very good program for integrating/mentoring of new employees

5.0

Jun 26, 2019

Excellent company, nice culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice knowledge sharing culture, good work flexibility, time bank of 60h per year, health insurance, open space office, vacation time follows a schedule that takes into account previous experience and not only in-house experience.

Cons

Progress in the company only comes after a period of job rotation, i.e., playing different roles across different technologies, and then going to management.

4.0

Jun 26, 2019

Great company in constant evolution

Software systems specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule and paid overtime, open work space (while you read alot of negative comments about it, it surely is a positive aspect for anyone that's more into socializing and team work), nice environment (rooftop patio, video games, foosball, soccer and softball tournaments, wellness program, bunch of benefits (stock options, extra money for health and personal spending account, more than fair sick leave program), new (but too pricy) cafeteria and many more! Easy to change positions and try different things within the company.

Cons

There is a huge need of employees, people come and quit really quickly, mostly graduate students. Why? Poor training of these new 'kids', major lack of confidence in these same 'kids' (tell managers/SDL they finally get a new assignee in their team and watch there disapointment when you tell them it's a new hire), things tend to be slow (big companies = long processes) and some more experienced employees' are so negative about CAE products/initiatives/software that it can diminish anyone's enthusiast... regardless how much you enjoy your job.

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