Does Applied Composites pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Applied Composites employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Applied Composites. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Applied Composites?

41% of Applied Composites employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Applied Composites 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Applied Composites?

Composite Technician (17) , Technician (9) , Manager (4) , Laminator (3) , Manufacturing Engineer (3) , Program Manager (3) , Project Manager (3) , Quality Engineer (3) , Assembly Technician (2) , Autoclave Technician (2) , Employee (2) , Engineering Intern (2) , Human Resources Manager (2) , Intern (2) , Manufacturing Technician (2)

What are the pros of working at Applied Composites according to real employee reviews?

"Great people top to bottom" ((in 12 reviews)); "Comfortable Work Environment and friendly employees." ((in 5 reviews)); "Decent benefit and pay." ((in 5 reviews)); "Coworkers are great!" ((in 4 reviews)); "The culture here is positive and supportive." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Applied Composites according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay raises and no bonus" ((in 7 reviews)); "Bad training" ((in 5 reviews)); "Bad management and weak foundation" ((in 4 reviews)); "Every site is handcuffed and not able to function at the levels they need to and everyone is starting to leave or keeping their mouth shut buying time until we are sold and hopefully get a new CEO that cares for the company and the strategic vision of Applied Composites." ((in 2 reviews))

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3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(135 total reviews)

Marc Duvall

29% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture and values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Applied Composites has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 135 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Applied Composites employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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135 reviews

3.0

Jun 13, 2026

Good people in critical roles, but leadership issues persist

Production

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good People working on critical flight hardware for the space/defense industry.

Cons

Now corporate leadership tearing down decades of heritage, people, processes and morale

2.0

Mar 8, 2026

Ok

Procurement

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

N/A - after company was acquired, nothing was great.

Cons

PTO was minimal, no flexibility, low pay.

3.0

Feb 16, 2026

Engineer Review

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good company for learning experience

Cons

Low pay, awful work/life balance

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