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)); "Great people there that make the day better" ((in 87 reviews)); "The pay is good for the area but not what is should be." ((in 53 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (most people around me work from 8:30" ((in 17 reviews)); "Pay on an annual basis was decent for the region , and the benefits package was also very good." ((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 66 reviews)); "Incompetent leadership and HR." ((in 19 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 15 reviews)); "Salary is a but low but there is a site" ((in 8 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

(707 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 707 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

707 reviews

3.0

Jan 9, 2011

Difficult for outsider to be successful due to internal politics.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to work with leading edge technology, good working locations, decent facilities and benefit package.

Cons

Corporate politics can get in the way for experienced people coming from the outside. Too many internally promoted young managers seem threatened by outsiders as newcomers don't appear to be welcomed. Many newcomers agree their success depends on knowing the internal processes which are very difficult to learn about even though corporate wants to believe everyone gets information they need.

2.0

Jan 6, 2011

After several years of commitment to them, they would not support me through a crisis.

Supplier development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are impressive. Attention to Family is evident, picnics, holiday parties etc.

Cons

Internal promotions are very rare. Higher level jobs are filled by bringing people in. This limits the internal opportunities.

2.0

Nov 23, 2010

Looks good, may taste really bad...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Woodward has an interesting product mix, and they are growing aggressively. There are some attractive locations from a geographic/quality of life standpoint.

Cons

Woodward management is interspersed with a few really bad apples at multiple points in the organization. These are the guys who look good from the top, but bad from underneath - and the guys over their heads don't seem to have the capability to recognize bad management underneath them. Way to much latitude for managers to run rough shod over direct reports, and don't expect any support from HR. They are there to reinforce the will of the guys with power regardless of how capricious, temperamental, or just plain psychotic the individual manager may be. The kind of behavior you may be subjected to could be more akin to being in a $3mm dollar job shop with Scrooge as a boss. You can tell a lot about a company by how they treat their supply base, and Woodward has done some pretty slimy things to suppliers.

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Difficult for outsider to be successful due to internal politics.

After several years of commitment to them, they would not support me through a crisis.

Looks good, may taste really bad...

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