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 155 reviews)); "Great people to work with!" ((in 83 reviews)); "it was good pay." ((in 52 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (most people around me work from 8:30" ((in 17 reviews)); "life balance, friendly coworkers" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and leads by intimidation and thinly" ((in 67 reviews)); "Incompetent leadership and HR." ((in 17 reviews)); "Too many managers and not enough people doing the work." ((in 17 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 14 reviews)); "Salary is a but low but there is a site" ((in 12 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?

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Woodward reviews

3.7

59% would recommend to a friend

(708 total reviews)

Chip Blankenship

75% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

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).

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708 reviews

1.0

Apr 30, 2014

Former Woodward employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with, good benefits. For the most part a culture where people care about each other.

Cons

Woodward has shifted into the mode of laying off in some areas while hiring in others to tweak their resource needs to current conditions. While this is great for the bottom line, it is a total disregard for the employees welfare. There are plenty of examples of companies that embrace this philosophy, but it is sad to see Woodward succumb to it.

3.0

Apr 7, 2014

Woodward could be a great company!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Woodward has excellent benefits, a relatively secure niche in many of its product lines, opportunities for expansion, and the capability to be truly great.

Cons

Woodward is a mid-size company that believes it is enormous. Management is inconsistent, sanctimonious, and often abusive. Of course, this depends on the manager; however, I have found that once a manager develops a problem with an employee, there is no way to get back into his or her good graces. Also, a major rule of thumb is NEVER to go to HR with any type of conflict. HR NEVER backs the employee--only the manager, and comments or actions are often twisted by the manager to decrease an employee's credibility with HR, other managers, and other employees. Like most corporations, Woodward frowns upon employees' discussing management's or HR's comments or actions with each other. Punishment is swift and over-the-top.

1.0

Mar 13, 2014

1970's processes for software development

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are great, though if in you're in manufacturing perhaps that is better than the ignored software development of their ERP system called Wise.

Cons

people are clickish, worked there for 10-20 years, and have suffered, so they think you should suffer as well.

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