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?

Aircraft Mechanic (3) , Director (3) , Engineer (3) , Helicopter Pilot (3) , Manager (3) , Pilot (3) , 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 5 reviews)); "great benefits" ((in 5 reviews)); "good place good coworkers good pay" ((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 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 4 reviews)); "Senior management is short on talent and vision." ((in 3 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.

Erickson reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(111 total reviews)

Doug Kitani

63% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Erickson has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 111 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).

Reviews by job title

111 reviews

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.

3.0

Aug 21, 2020

N/A

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

Not very much advance opporunity

3.0

Jul 27, 2020

Satisfactory employment experience post emergence from Chapter 11 restructuring

Senior director, financial planning & analysis

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative management style, supportive co-workers, non-competitive environment

Cons

Boom-bust business model leads to high variability in revenue & earnings from year to year

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