Does Thales pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Thales employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Thales. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Thales?

79% of Thales employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Thales 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Thales?

Software Engineer (501) , Project Manager (160) , Systems Engineer (150) , Senior Software Engineer (138) , Engineer (110) , Software Developer (89) , Ingénieur (81) , Intern (73) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (71) , Manager (65) , Stagiaire (65) , Ingénieur Développement Logiciel (62) , Devops Engineer (54) , Chef De Projet (47) , Program Manager (46)

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

"The work life balance is good and they use the latest tech set in the market ." ((in 377 reviews)); "Good benefits including holiday and lot's of opportunity to collaborate and partner with international employees." ((in 344 reviews)); "Workforce are full of knowledge and majority are great people and easy to work with." ((in 330 reviews)); "Pay is good and competitive with other like companies." ((in 154 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and cooperative" ((in 150 reviews))

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

"Positives to both styles of management but poor communication and effort will always be frustrating." ((in 314 reviews)); "the salary is low and the difficult to have evolution" ((in 194 reviews)); "Too many managers controll you" ((in 94 reviews)); "Poor US leadership" ((in 53 reviews)); "Parts are getting lost in the shipping process because there are too many people involved and communication is poor." ((in 43 reviews))

What are employees saying about Thales layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Thales locations?

Irvine , Melbourne , Austin , Clarksburg , Orlando , Piscataway , New York , Pasadena , Atlanta , Arlington , San Jose , Los Angeles , Plantation , Aurora , Houston , Montgomeryville , Miami , Washington , Chanhassen , North Kingstown , Edison , Dallas , Overland Park , Pittsburgh , Reston , Providence , Baltimore , Boston , Chicago , Syracuse

Thales reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,417 total reviews)

Patrice Caine

87% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Thales has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,417 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Thales 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

4K reviews

3.0

Apr 10, 2026

Good place to stay if you are not too ambitious

Support function

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, western culture, convenient location, good if you wish to cruise

Cons

Salary below market rate with low increment, progression extremely slow, not immune to off-shoring of support functions and redundancy exercises.

3.0

Apr 9, 2026

Good and bad

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good reputation for your resume has parking, a great working place for retirement

Cons

Poor managers in most of sectors, at least in Rydalmere, slow process, and boring,

3.0

Apr 7, 2026

Its ok, old school mentality throughout though

Supportability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, Most people are nice Benefits and support

Cons

Some people are childish, difficult to work with. Very old school 'me against you' mentality. Not much working together in many cases. No support from my barely present line manager.

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