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)); "long term employees are great and love their work" ((in 4 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 9 reviews)); "Upper management is a bit top heavy while low pay scales are held at the hourly range, continual layoffs causing low morale, distrust and animosity toward upper management." ((in 5 reviews)); "culture has changed down with recent direction and try to be public." ((in 4 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 never give raises, and the company is going bankrupt again" ((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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Erickson

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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

5.0

Sep 30, 2020

Pretty good place to work

Airframe and power plant mechanic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Erickson has some real good people

Cons

hours are a bit interesting

5.0

Sep 20, 2020

Amazing

Painter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money and great benefits.

Cons

Not to much to say

5.0

Sep 14, 2020

Erickson Employee

Elearning developer/lms administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We are a diverse company. We have really cool helicopters and do amazing things with them.

Cons

Because we are a small company, we do not hire enough people to do some of the jobs. We end up over-extending our employees in some departments.

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