Does Delta Air Lines pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Delta Air Lines employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Delta Air Lines. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Delta Air Lines?

81% of Delta Air Lines employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Delta Air Lines 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Delta Air Lines?

Flight Attendant (1239) , Ramp Agent (414) , Customer Service Representative (345) , Customer Service Agent (198) , Customer Experience Specialist (185) , Ramp Agent - Ready Reserve (151) , Airline Pilot (137) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (104) , Delta Flight Attendant (99) , Manager (94) , Customer Service (80) , Reservations Agent (79) , Gate Agent (65) , Ramp Agent/Baggage Handler (65) , Project Manager (61)

What are the pros of working at Delta Air Lines according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and the on reserve life is only 6 days a week which is better than any other airline." ((in 1146 reviews)); "Great flight benefits at major air line that strives to be and is the best." ((in 937 reviews)); "Great people and very passionate" ((in 398 reviews)); "the pay is great but its only part time 20 hours a week that it!" ((in 378 reviews)); "Great travel benefits and very accommodating company in regards to hearing how to improve the operation" ((in 370 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Delta Air Lines according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management causes employees to work in a stressful environment and suffers from mental health issues." ((in 307 reviews)); "Long hours and the necessity to stand on long flights get to be a killer after a while." ((in 170 reviews)); "There is no work life balance" ((in 137 reviews)); "Bad managers ." ((in 73 reviews)); "To much favoritism to senior employees" ((in 58 reviews))

What are employees saying about Delta Air Lines layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Delta Air Lines locations?

Guarulhos , São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Brasília , Salvador , São Gonçalo , São José dos Campos , Ribeirão Preto , Nova Ponte

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Delta Air Lines reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(8,205 total reviews)

Ed Bastian

85% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

Delta Air Lines has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 8,205 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Delta Air Lines employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transporte e logística industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

4.0

Aug 21, 2008

Change Is Good!

Flight attendant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

It is the number one airline and industry leading!

Cons

May need to look at changing some policies, example: In-flight is the only department in Delta Air Lines where if you transfer from a different department you start over in senoirity for bidding purpose. So if I have 11 years with Delta and transfer into in-flight my senoirty drops to my first day of inflight (like starting over) and your pay is cut in half. So with 11 years I am on a 5 year payscale. This is the hardest to except and after speaking with many current flight attendants I have not found out why this happens...the majority say "it is not fair" but not sure why Delta has this policy.

4.0

Dec 4, 2008

Delta, the only the best work here.

First officer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Delta Air Lines is the best International air line in the world. We still have problems, but it seems to be getting better.

Cons

Low pay, very little movement upward.

3.0

Jul 30, 2011

Use to be a great place to work

Aircraft mechanic

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Immediate supervisors and co-workers still carry on the "Delta Family" atmosphere. Competitive pay and benefits.

Cons

glassdoor Community Guidelines state to "Tell like it is...for real". Here it is: Senior Management and the Board of Directors drove the last nail through the heart of the Delta culture when they did 2 things: 1) Offered benefits to "domestic partners" (it riled up the employees so bad the email system had to be shut down to regain order), and 2) Announced the employees were proud to support the LGBT community and their events in order capture their business, when, in fact, many of us were actually embarrassed, and they were flying with us anyway. Obviously it was more important to chase the dollars than to respect the company culture and its history of providing great customer service regardless of what the customers did at home.

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