Does US Air Force pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, US Air Force employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at US Air Force. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at US Air Force?

79% of US Air Force employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated US Air Force 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at US Air Force?

Security Forces (419) , Crew Chief (386) , Avionics Technician (358) , E5 - Air Force - Staff Sergeant (329) , Program Manager (322) , Officer (316) , Intelligence Analyst (292) , Aircraft Mechanic (289) , Enlisted Military (272) , Superintendent (250) , E4 - Air Force - Senior Airman (228) , Pilot (209) , E7 - Air Force - Master Sergeant (180) , Aircraft Maintenance Technician (177) , Project Manager (170)

What are the pros of working at US Air Force according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great and long lasting if you stay in long enough for VA be if it’s & GI bill" ((in 4182 reviews)); "Good pay if you're willing to put in the time/effort to move up in the ranks." ((in 1227 reviews)); "The Air Force is great for people looking for a structured life style and for direction in life." ((in 1060 reviews)); "The job security is great and supporting the nation's Air Force is a great honor." ((in 1059 reviews)); "This is a great opportunity to serve your country and do great things for your nation." ((in 899 reviews))

What are the cons of working at US Air Force according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and lack of knowledge of customers not knowing what is required of them." ((in 1510 reviews)); "Move often and a range of good and bad leadership" ((in 1184 reviews)); "Deployments and possibly long hours away from family." ((in 597 reviews)); "absolutely ridiculous hours no work life balance consumes your entire life" ((in 389 reviews)); "If you have poor management they do not hold people accountable and that can become a very frustrating situation." ((in 305 reviews))

What are employees saying about US Air Force layoffs in 2026?

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

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US Air Force reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(31,331 total reviews)

Gen. David L. Goldfein

81% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

US Air Force has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 31,331 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The US Air Force employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

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Reviews by job title

31K reviews

3.0

Mar 30, 2011

Very eventful and a great learning experience.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

On the job training. You get a lot of vacation time each year. Cheap healthcare is a plus. You can travel the world.

Cons

on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. getting called into work in the middle of the night for unimportant things. getting bullied by bosses and senior leadership just because they can.

5.0

Mar 29, 2011

I am a confident and capable individual from being part of the US Air Force team.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people and training in the Air Force are second to none. I am confident in my abiities to execute the task whether I am the one receiving the task or giving the task. I know that when I hand off an assignment to someone else that it will be done with excellence.

Cons

The Air Force has not done a good job in projecting future manning requirements in the past 10 years which has led to repeated occurences of reduction in force efforts for both enlisted and officer personnel. This has put an undue stress on the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard to fill active duty AEF manning requirements in some cases for 6+ months every two years.

5.0

Mar 29, 2011

Plenty of professional and technical development

Captain

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free education, fair promotion system, sense of honor, see the world, challenges and opportunities, responsibility, team work, dedcation, hard work, friendships

Cons

Contant moving throughout career, children and spouse life revolving around your career, war, lost friendships, distance from family members, missed holidays

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