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 (385) , Avionics Technician (358) , E5 - Air Force - Staff Sergeant (328) , Program Manager (322) , Officer (315) , 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 4164 reviews)); "Good pay and benifits for a job that can be done right out of high school." ((in 1197 reviews)); "The Air Force is great for people looking for a structured life style and for direction in life." ((in 1068 reviews)); "Job security and deploying are great" ((in 1050 reviews)); "This is a great opportunity to serve your country and do great things for your nation." ((in 910 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 1521 reviews)); "Move often and a range of good and bad leadership" ((in 1202 reviews)); "Deployments and possibly long hours away from family." ((in 589 reviews)); "absolutely ridiculous hours no work life balance consumes your entire life" ((in 383 reviews)); "If you have poor management they do not hold people accountable and that can become a very frustrating situation." ((in 298 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

(31,295 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 31,295 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).

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Reviews by job title

31K reviews

1.0

Oct 12, 2012

Supporting a monolithic and inefficient death machine

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Access to lots of blood money

Cons

Bureaucratic, inefficient, and unethical missions.

1.0

Sep 4, 2012

Underpaid, civilian ATC makes five times more.

Air traffic controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free Education. There are no other pros that I can think of and I'm trying to get to twenty words.

Cons

If someone can't do the job correctly they are promoted. You end up with a group of people who think they are great because they were promoted and are oblivious to what really happened.

1.0

Aug 21, 2012

Operations personnel are the top of the class, acquisitions are government bureaucracy at its finest.

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The operational community features highly motivated, highly skilled professionals committed to accomplishing the mission with the highest standards of personal and professional conduct. Extensive focus is placed on leadership development and officers are given plenty of opportunities to excel.

Cons

The acquisitions community is a swampland! The officers are generally mediocre and unwilling to think creatively. The name of the game is bureaucracy, placing blame and doing as little as possible to get by. Blame shifting and blame placing are the key skills which seem to be rewarded followed up by brown nosing. Officers have so little authority in the career field that they suffer analysis paralysis, they seem incapable of making a decision with out excessive analysis, briefings and special studies. If you want to do great things, acquisitions is not the place to be. If you love pushing paper you'll love this place.

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