Does Erickson pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Erickson employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Erickson. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Erickson?

75% of Erickson employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Erickson 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Erickson?

Director (3) , Engineer (3) , Helicopter Pilot (3) , Manager (3) , Pilot (3) , Aircraft Mechanic (2) , Engineering Department (2) , Gerente Comercial (2) , Helicopter Mechanic (2) , Mechanic (2) , Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Erickson according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with." ((in 14 reviews)); "The pay is good for the area and the Air" ((in 6 reviews)); "long term employees are great and love their work" ((in 4 reviews)); "good place good coworkers good pay" ((in 3 reviews)); "Benefits and a cool project working on the main rotor blade." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Poor management communication downstream to front line employees" ((in 8 reviews)); "Mass layoffs are a conmon practice at Erickson." ((in 6 reviews)); "Upper management is too far removed from the worker bees" and are willfully ignorant to that side of the company." ((in 4 reviews)); "They AGAIN have conducted layoffs, but this time, laid off many managers with decades of needed experience." ((in 3 reviews)); "The company is also going through a transformation so the culture is forming and there is a lot of change...for the better." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Erickson layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Erickson layoffs and their outlook for job security at Erickson in 2026.

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3.6

75% would recommend to a friend

(110 total reviews)

Doug Kitani

63% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Erickson has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 110 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Erickson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

110 reviews

2.0

Dec 25, 2016

I've had better.....

Pilot

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented coworkers, the smart ones will/have moved on to other pastures. The workers strive to make a difference for the customers each day in and day out.

Cons

Lack ability/willingness to listen to ideas from staff performing the work. Many managers are not forthcoming, nor truthful with you. Management possesses the attitude you should be grateful to have a job, rather than being recognized as an asset and truly part of a team.

2.0

Apr 28, 2016

Eroding Leadership and Poor Decisionmaking

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and fulfilling work environment.

Cons

Poor decision-making at the corporate level by executive team that lacks an understanding of part 135 passenger operations. New president is pushing out experienced part 135 employees to hire his buddies. Lose of corporate knowledge is dooming their future. Airworthiness Compliance and Safety team quit en mass last summer-fall due to production/finance pressures eroding flight safety. More key and essential employees quitting this spring.

1.0

Jul 24, 2015

Company needs to make enormous changes

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The sleepy little office on the South Waterfront has some jaw-dropping views of the river.

Cons

Where to start? Dishonest and incompetent management team, open disdain for employees (especially employees in Southern Oregon, who are regularly referred to as "hicks"), a nasty and gossipy office culture (complete with plenty of racist remarks), a fear-and-loathing approach to technology backed up with understaffed and undertrained IT, a pathological focus on stock price instead of mission, vision, values, and strategy....

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