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?

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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

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 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).

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Reviews by job title

707 reviews

1.0

Jun 14, 2010

Good place to park for a paycheck.

Supplier manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are great. The work day ends by 5pm. There is limited work with China. Easy going culture if you avoid the pockets of political inspired leadership. Consistant paycheck and a good place to ride out the recession.

Cons

Very introspective. Not open to outside ideas or benchmarking. Verbal abuse is condoned and/or ignored. HR provides no support in a male driven culture. HR refused to address high rate of turn-over. HR is basically a Joke. Inflexible work mentality, no flex time, limited work from home. Unwilling to modify antiquated vacation policy. No incentive pay until 2nd year and it is not linked to performance. Yearly bonus is not linked to performance.

1.0

May 20, 2010

Woodward Governor Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Woodward has an excellent health insurance plan, stock option and is a company that will be around a long time.

Cons

On the surface Woodward appears to be a company that takes pride in its employees. However, management and human resources have managed to create a cult like atmosphere; one that co-workers are afraid to talk or communicate to each other. It is a CYA atmosphere.

2.0

Oct 13, 2009

Chop Shop

Production planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company Known to keep expanding Good benefits yearly revenue is always increasing the company is diverse and has facilities all over the world you can transfer your employment to anywhere

Cons

unfortunately it seems the reason why Woodward has been successful is that they buy out companies and start dissecting to their advantage, sort of like a chop shop if you will.

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