Does General Dynamics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, General Dynamics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Dynamics. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at General Dynamics?

50% of General Dynamics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated General Dynamics 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at General Dynamics?

Customer Service Representative (38) , Software Engineer (21) , Systems Engineer (17) , Engineer (13) , Program Manager (9) , Project Manager (9) , Manager (8) , Senior Software Engineer (8) , Senior Systems Engineer (8) , Analyst (7) , Senior Engineer (7) , Executive Assistant (6) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , Administrative Assistant (5) , Design Engineer (5)

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

"Good benefits; hard working employees" ((in 86 reviews)); "pay is good for the job" ((in 60 reviews)); "Great people and work you can be proud of." ((in 57 reviews)); "Challenging work and good work/life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great work environment and boss" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Inability to adapt to change and poor management" ((in 52 reviews)); "Upper management lacks vision and losing work base." ((in 17 reviews)); "No to mention i received no training." ((in 10 reviews)); "Most likely your boss and their boss both suck, because there is no leadership." ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad communication and management team" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about General Dynamics layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed General Dynamics locations?

Scottsdale , Washington , San Diego , Phoenix , Groton , Norfolk , Fairfax , Sterling Heights , Falls Church , Pittsfield , Sandy , Waco , Lynn Haven , Bath , Lincoln , Houston , San Antonio , Tampa , Savannah , Bloomington , Arlington , Reston , Hattiesburg , Santa Clara , Healdsburg , New London , Orlando , Anniston , Charlottesville , London

General Dynamics reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(830 total reviews)

Phebe N. Novakovic

66% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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General Dynamics has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 830 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Dynamics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

830 reviews

4.0

May 22, 2017

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The location and weather is great and awesome.

Cons

I do not have anything bad to say about the company..

4.0

May 17, 2017

Software Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are nice and there is a cafeteria.

Cons

No ability to try new things.

2.0

Apr 25, 2017

Lack of understanding of some of the business

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The area and location I worked in had really good immediate and mid-level bosses, so flexibility was there and being rewarded for hard work was there.

Cons

Any "corporate" management had no understanding of how our location worked or made money and they made it hard to do a good job for the customer. Local management were very quick to farm out interesting projects to contractors. Corporate was highly afraid to leverage existing talent and some existing software. Not enough time off and vacation time has to be used as sick time.

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