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?

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

Feb 8, 2014

Many years a the company, many changes, some good, some bad.

Operations supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Longevity. Company growing. Good Benefits.

Cons

Middle management constantly micro managed front line supervisors. Not the company it used to be. Taking more away from the members in terms of freedoms that would create and maintain a higher level of morale among the membership. Higher and higher expectations for the membership driving the morale down. More hopelessness in the way the company is managed.

3.0

Jan 25, 2014

machinist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the pay is fairly ok

Cons

lacks true leadership and consistancy

1.0

Jan 3, 2014

Getting worse....

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are all gone now.

Cons

First off his company comes across as a great place to work, but you need to peel back the layers. Pay is horrible, no raises...Ok maybe one or two that are 20 cents. The medical just went up over 140% percent because they want a new building, which will destroy this comapny. They said it will create new jobs. They have cut hours back, benefits, and everything else. A person cannot support a family on this salary...unless you are a top dog. They dont care....if you dont increase peoples wages to balance out the high insurance costs and the cost of living in this area...we are going backwards not forward. Why would you build a new building in this economy? Then cut everyones benefits? Its such a big slap in the face after working here for over 10 years.

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Many years a the company, many changes, some good, some bad.

machinist

Getting worse....

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