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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Erickson

Erickson reviews

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

Aug 4, 2016

Had seen better days

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly environment. Great people to work with. Very proud to be a member serving the orange fleet. Best product in the industry.

Cons

Very top heavy. Bad decisions made in the past. Huge debt load. Sinking ship. Often layoffs. Need to eject sooner than later.

2.0

Oct 10, 2014

Not a great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Local Company, not much else

Cons

Unethical leadership, poor management, no work/life balance

1.0

Oct 7, 2011

sr management ability to have solid strategy = below average & poor communication toward employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

long term employees are great and love their work - they know the helicopter in & out. we built the company for years and have been successful at operating the aircraft and repairing parts. lots of pride in work

Cons

sr mgt team doesn't get it. their pay seems more important than employees. Communication to Central Point is haphazard or seems "filtered" - this is part of the really low morale in the ranks. culture has changed down with recent direction and try to be public. lots of turnover at Portland office. recently benefits keep getting cut. lots of spending for "show" not getting the job done

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