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 153 reviews)); "Great people there that make the day better" ((in 84 reviews)); "it was good pay." ((in 54 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (most people around me work from 8:30" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good benefits package, especially on dedicated doctor" ((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 66 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 11 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

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Woodward

Woodward reviews

3.7

59% would recommend to a friend

(710 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 710 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

710 reviews

2.0

Aug 12, 2020

Keep looking.

Operations technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits and clean environment,

Cons

Leadership is the biggest issue at this company. They are constantly implementing the flavor of the month and then changing direction. The Operations Technician was implemented five years ago and they still don’t have it finalized. We did similar work to Collins employees but get paid a fraction of what they get paid. The company says they have core values but only certain people are held accountable for upholding core values. The good old boy club is alive and well at Woodward from the top down.

1.0

Apr 8, 2020

4/8/2020 mass firing. Covid-19

Operations technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits great training program great employees to work with

Cons

so many " VP's". wasted money on continuous improvement projects. They will let you go for no notice, even before the pandemic. we saw people come and go. They call us " Members" But we all got thrown out with the trash with no future callbacks. Management just have to have a bachelors and know nothing about production.

4.0

Dec 4, 2017

Overall review

Mechanical assembler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, good people, opportunities to advance. Tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Poor rate of pay, overall attitude of company is poor, forgets about the little guy. What can you expect out of a corporation.

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