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 150 reviews)); "it was good pay." ((in 52 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (most people around me work from 8:30" ((in 20 reviews)); "Good benefits package and good people to work with on the line" ((in 13 reviews)); "life balance, friendly coworkers" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and leads by intimidation and thinly" ((in 65 reviews)); "Incompetent leadership and HR." ((in 17 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 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

4.0

Nov 24, 2012

Large corporation with a small company feel

Senior mechanical project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

company views employees as a family, not workers. refers to employees as members and managers as leaders. company believes in profit sharing with employees. company motto is to split earnings between shareholders and members. each division is relatively small within the larger corporation, giving individual employees a lot of responsibilities, a definite pro if you want to be a big fish in a small pond. also the corporation has an excellent benefits program

Cons

because the company grows by acquiring new businesses and placing them within its existing divisions, there are a lot of clashings of cultures between divisions even though it is all one relatively small umbrella company

2.0

Oct 2, 2012

Short-term thinking from bonus-obsessed executive management, with no focus on new business development

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a solid medical plan and maintains high corporate integrity. The production workers are dedicated. Motors and Sensors business is sound.

Cons

Overemphasis on rules and procedures, at the expense of business efficiency and common sense. Claims of "Members matter", backed up with experienced managers run out on trumped up claims of performance issues. Sales and Marketing Dept is completely broken. New product pipeline and ability for innovation are a thing of the past.

2.0

Jul 17, 2012

Meeting the bottom line in the short term trumps long-term thinking

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good healthcare plan Decent salary Opportunity for bonus based on company performance

Cons

Metric-driven at the expense of everything else A lot of management finger-pointing Doesn't promote from within Not forward-thinking Out of touch management No bonus plan that ties directly to a single employee's performance below the management level

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Large corporation with a small company feel

Short-term thinking from bonus-obsessed executive management, with no focus on new business development

Meeting the bottom line in the short term trumps long-term thinking

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