Does Woodward pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Woodward employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Woodward. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Woodward?

59% of Woodward employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Woodward 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Woodward?

Operations Technician (29) , Mechanical Assembler (26) , Engineer (18) , CNC Machinist (16) , Engineering Intern (16) , Mechanical Engineer (16) , Program Manager (12) , Intern (9) , Machinist (9) , Manufacturing Engineer (9) , Operations Supervisor (9) , Customer Service Representative (8) , Engineering Manager (7) , Mechanical Engineering Intern (7) , Operation Technician (7)

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

"Benefits are great." ((in 154 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 87 reviews)); "it was good pay." ((in 55 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (most people around me work from 8:30" ((in 18 reviews)); "They have Good Health Benefits" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and leads by intimidation and thinly" ((in 69 reviews)); "Incompetent leadership and HR." ((in 16 reviews)); "Too many managers and not enough people doing the work." ((in 16 reviews)); "This structure gives upper management the majority of the leverage in decision making processes and allows discretionary authority over all internal policies including technical decisions." ((in 13 reviews)); "Salary is a but low but there is a site" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Woodward layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Woodward locations?

Fort Collins , Rockford , Loves Park , Niles , Santa Clarita , Skokie , Loveland , Zeeland , Duarte , Valencia , Machesney Park , Chicago , Greenville , Los Angeles , Woodward , Monrovia , Denver , Gurnee , Machesney Park , New York , Bloomfield Hills , Grand Rapids , Holland , Omaha , Oklahoma City , Greenville , Arlington , Minneapolis , Loveland , San Clemente

Woodward reviews

3.7

59% would recommend to a friend

(708 total reviews)

Chip Blankenship

75% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Woodward has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 708 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Woodward employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

708 reviews

3.0

May 19, 2015

Woodward, generally stable

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fairly stable environment. 401k benefits and medical benefits are really good. It's pretty laid back if you can get on the bosses good side, though he's somewhat of a control freak.

Cons

Management is not great. The software department is generally senior heavy and there's little opportunity for growth. Most of the work is old technology. 70% of the work is for test engineering, so if you're a design engineer it's likely you won't get the interesting design work. The work environment provides little to no privacy so it's very difficult to feel comfortable at work which is very problematic when your job requires you to focus and use your brain.

2.0

Apr 13, 2015

difficult to be accepted into 'inner circle' of long time employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

average to good benefits. Most departments do not work over Christmas holiday. Employment in Rockford area so you do not have the long drive to Madison or Chicago. Quarterly meetings for all employees to keep you up-to-date on the direction of the business

Cons

Their core values make it sound like a great place to work but it's not. The employees who have worked there for 10 or 15+ years are not welcoming or respectful to new employees. Maybe some departments are different and all employees are treated respectfully. They are expanding rapidly and people are over worked.

2.0

Jul 31, 2023

"everything all at once" isn't a strategy

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

mostly good people, uniquely positioned in their industries.

Cons

Firm foothold in their industries, but completely devoid of an actionable strategy or of priorities set by an metric besides "recency". New(ish) leadership is trying to correct this, wish them well.

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Woodward, generally stable

difficult to be accepted into 'inner circle' of long time employees

"everything all at once" isn't a strategy

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