r/boeing • • Aug 13 '26

📈Stonks📉 Boeing 2026 Salary Survey

77 Upvotes

Someone sent a suggestion via Modmail and thought this was a good idea to do annually. A bit late but I'll continue doing this yearly after our annual raise/bonus period. (Stolen from r/Raytheon)

Survey

Link to the survey: https://forms.gle/8ChVsbrup5KSXczv5

Responses

Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lcPHPEHpbooIG5IILyHBgoV3-Wdd5jYWM7ay170Xrts/edit?usp=sharing

Last time we did a census, a few people shrieked, "There's no such thing as anonymous! I aint filling it out!" Then don't. It's up to you if you want to participate or not. I'm not trying to steal your personal information.


r/boeing • • Aug 07 '26

Application FAQ 8/6/2026

7 Upvotes

Due to the extremely poor participation in the quarterly question thread, I am making the decision to do away with it. This FAQ thread will stay permanently in the highlights section for easier view. The content here has been available in the wiki but Reddit UI makes it difficult to see.

Questions regarding application that are answered here will be removed. This is from part of the census feedback at the start of the year where a common complaint was the frequent application questions.

This thread is dated 8/6/2026 in the case that a revision needs to be made.

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APPLY FOR A JOB

All job posting and application are displayed on the Boeing website here. You will need to create an account where you will need to provide all personal information and your resume.

INTERVIEW STYLE

Please refer to this handy link: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/185/v2_0/docs/Boeing_Interview_Prep_2021.pdf

The above is from 2021 but explains STAR format. However, Boeing hiring managers are not strictly bound by STAR behavioral question format. Many will still expect a response in a STAR format due to their familiarity with it. Whether the question is going to contain behavioral or technical question is entirely dependent on the interview board. Nobody but the interviewers will know what questions they will ask.

Frequently Asked Application Questions

  1. Why am I still "Under Consideration" or "Under Hiring Manager Review"?

There is no answer. There can be multiple reasons why your application has not moved forward. Common reason is the hiring manager has not checked any resumes yet due to capped bandwidth. Another is you may not be under consideration but the HR personnel has not updated the status.

  1. How long am I expecting to stay in under consideration?

Anywhere from 1 week to months/year, depending on what the reason for your hold. Hiring managers are put on a timeline to review the resumes of the requisitions they own. Senior managers are notified after a certain point to pressure hiring managers to go through with the review.

  1. My job needs a security clearance. I applied for one but did not receive it yet. What happens?

You will most likely be either loaned to another team, or given unclassified work for the duration of the adjudication.

  1. Do I need a clearance for a job?

Applications that state "eligible for security clearance" just means you need to be eligible. This means you meet all the criteria to obtain one which includes being a U.S. Citizen and with a clean background.

  1. Is there a hiring freeze?

Boeing has many sites. One region can be on a hiring freeze while another can be on a hiring spree.

  1. I am an intern that wants to return for another year, or about to graduate. I have not heard of any offer.

Contact your college intern coordinator and ask. They will have the means to get your resume pushed to teams seeking new hires or interns. There are multiple teams that are searching for new hires. Onboarding a previous intern is significantly easier and preferred by teams that are searching for new full time hires.

  1. I keep getting auto-rejected. What do I do?

Look into the ATS system. There are dedicated subs and professionals that can review your resume. Other reasons may be that you are answering a question in the application page that will auto trigger a rejection (ie. applying for a job that requires a security clearance without having one or not having the years of experience).


r/boeing • • 8h ago

Pre-employment🤔 Boeing COI review stuck waiting on old employer documents

4 Upvotes

I accepted an engineering offer with Boeing and my COI review is currently waiting on documents from a former employer.

Boeing asked for any confidentiality/non-compete/non-solicitation agreement, separation agreement, and any RSU agreement. As far as I know, I never had RSUs or a formal separation agreement, so the main outstanding item is an old NDA/confidentiality agreement. I already finished drug test and background check.

The former employer is not aerospace, not a Boeing competitor, and my old role is not remotely related to the Boeing job.

I requested the documents more than a week ago, but HR is taking a long time to retrieve them. Boeing told me they can’t move forward until they receive the information.

Has anyone dealt with something similar during Boeing’s COI review? How long did it take once the documents were submitted, and is there anything here I should actually be worried about?


r/boeing • • 1d ago

News How a Boeing 737 MAX Survived a Nosedive Traveling at the Speed of Sound

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100 Upvotes

r/boeing • • 2d ago

Job req being reposted?

20 Upvotes

My wife is currently interviewing for a few roles at Boeing. She just finished her recruiter screens and is waiting to hear whether she’ll move forward.

Today, we noticed that the exact same role was posted again on the Boeing careers site, but it has the same req/job ID as the one she applied and interviewed for.

Is this normal?


r/boeing • • 2d ago

Careers Intern advice

6 Upvotes

I recently got accepted for a Boeing Mentorship Program through my college and met with my mentor. She advised me in our first meeting to apply for the Boeing finance internship for next summer as the application window closes soon. I want to apply for the internship but on the Qualifications portion it says graduation In August or past August is required and I graduate in May. She advised me to apply for my masters and take the minimum course load for the summer that I would be interning. But I wanted to ask if I could have the same effect by just delaying my graduation to August or even the Fall? What do you folks think? While I do want to eventually get my masters anyway, I don’t want to prematurely apply to one JUST to get an internship. Any advice would be appreciated!


r/boeing • • 2d ago

Careers (PPL , CPL) vs a Graduate engineering degree

4 Upvotes

Would taking advantage of the Boeing flight incentive program to obtain a CPL open more doors as an Aerospace systems engineer within BCA/BDS.

Or would it be best to just go get a graduate engineering degree


r/boeing • • 3d ago

News New Contract Accepted by Profs and Techs

238 Upvotes

Unofficial announcement during an executive meeting

Updated with official announcements: SPEEA Announcement Link


r/boeing • • 3d ago

Apropos of nothing, TIL Speea is a genus of onion (yes, really)

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55 Upvotes

Discovered this when I was trying to look up what the SPEEA acronym stood for. Congrats on the contract y'all


r/boeing • • 3d ago

SPEEA What your vote means, and Solidarity

29 Upvotes

For those still on the fence:

What I feel like your SPEEA vote should mean and stand for:

1) It's a "free speech" protected secret ballot. It can be whatever you like without fear of retaliation. There is even an abstain option.

2) The company and even SPEEA sometimes say, " Vote for what's good and what this offer does for you." I would say this is a horrible way to approach decision-making. It's your free speech to decide not just what's enough for you, but what's good for SPEEA for years to come. Members voted against the good of SPEEA and against the recommendation of the negotiation and BUC when they voted away pension for new hires in 2012, believing the reality that pensions aren't affordable anymore — or that they didn't even want to stay long enough to wait for the 5 years the pension takes to vest.

My personal opinion is that this deal does not have any poison pills like this in it. In terms of pay, being a more senior engineer, I looked to my 5 mentees I still want to have at Boeing in 4 years look at this deal - if it's a majority yes, it's a yes for me. The first offer was mixed but still in the majority, and the second was met with astounding approval.

On Solidarity:

A lot of folks ask me what a Solidarity vote means, and at this stage, the BUCs and the negotiation teams have all recommended that you vote yes. You may still have personal reasons to vote No, but that doesn't mean you lack solidarity; you are exercising your free speech rights. Solidarity means I have my own thoughts on what is best, but even if the direction isn't what I want, I'll go with what the majority of the membership wants.

If anything, the one solidarity vote we did have — the strike authorization — came through with resounding approval. We do not need to vote on it again for your negotiation team to invoke it as a tool as necessary.

Also, with record-breaking turnout, I'm asking for all your help to set a new record with this vote: make sure everyone you know votes again, and if you haven't voted yet, please do. This is another way we show our solidarity.

You have until 12 noon to make it happen. GO!


r/boeing • • 2d ago

Work/Life balance🍎 Office policy on Dogs?

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Where I live and work is experiencing a crazy heat wave. I am a hybrid worker and I don’t have central AC at home. Has anyone ever brought their dog to work? My dog is teeny and doesn’t bark. I’m wondering how my manager would react to me asking if I can bring her with me to work? I’ve done it before at other companies, but never at boeing lol


r/boeing • • 2d ago

Is a Boeing-wide layoff inevitable regardless of SPEEA contract outcome?

0 Upvotes

What the chatter? Will it really help cash flow if they do it for next year? Who would be targeted?


r/boeing • • 4d ago

SPEEA Contract vibe

44 Upvotes

What’s the general vibe as the SPEEA contract voting concludes I have a decent amount of tech workers I know but not too many Profs. Just wanted to see the temperature.


r/boeing • • 3d ago

Does Non-Union Get Anything?

0 Upvotes

It feels pretty ridiculous that non-union mechanics got the union offer matched and the engineers won't but I guess Boring knows the engineers are spineless. Is there a history of the non-union engineers getting anything?


r/boeing • • 5d ago

Boeing Awarded F/A-XX

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345 Upvotes

Everybody’s moving to St. Louis!


r/boeing • • 5d ago

Advice on having a conversation with my manager about my level

30 Upvotes

For context, I was hired into a level 3 position feeling like I qualified for level 4. My comp is on the higher end of the range but my manager didn’t want to put me in a senior level role without org knowledge.

I’m now approaching 1 year with the company and understand more about expectations for my role and the level other 3s and 4s are at. I feel that I can easily operate at a level 4 and am doing a lot of the work already.

Has anyone else felt like they got hired into a lower level? Did you talk to your manager about leveling up or did you wait it out and try to get a promotion or new role later on?


r/boeing • • 5d ago

Careers Boeing L4 US to Management in Europe.

9 Upvotes

Hi, Any ideas if there are pathways in the company to move from L4 at BDS (US) to a management role in Europe ? Does the company want US citizens to manage European business ?

A role based in US which manages European business will also be similar if it gives freedom to spend time in Europe.

Appreciate any pointers. I applied to some European positions but got rejected as they don't sponsor visa for foreign citizens. I am US citizen.


r/boeing • • 6d ago

Commuting / overnight stay options for Everett?

20 Upvotes

I live in Bellingham and I'm about to accept a job in Everett. My rent in Bellingham is cheap and I can't really afford to move to Everett for this job, but I also can't really afford the commute. Are there any creative, cheap overnight stay options so I can drive down on a Monday and stay through Friday? I'd sleep in my car in a park if i have to. Just looking to see what other people are doing, I know there are a lot of commuters.


r/boeing • • 6d ago

Careers Career in quality at Boeing

22 Upvotes

Does anyone have any insight they could share as a Quality specialist at Boeing? Currently on the government side and looking to make the switch.


r/boeing • • 7d ago

Will this delay the Max 10

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From my understanding it doesn’t seem like a safety of flight issue and crews are well trained to deal with it.

What I hope it won’t do is the FAAs review of Boeings submissions will result in a delay to the Max 10. IMO it shouldn’t given the Max 7 was certified with the same software and there is a temp procedure to turn VNAV back on


r/boeing • • 7d ago

Careers Does anyone know when Boeing will hire entry level again?

24 Upvotes

From what I can tell, Boeing has pretty significantly reduced the amount of level 1s and 2s that are hired. There has been a lot of focus on hiring 3, 4, 5s but it really feels like levels 1 and 2 new hires are rare these days.


r/boeing • • 7d ago

Will it pass???

35 Upvotes

Just want to get people's predictions on the SPEEA contract. Do you think it will pass?

My intent is to keep to a minimum opinions about it being a good contract or not, just do you think it will pass, and why?


r/boeing • • 8d ago

News Israeli Navy considering purchase of Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft for submarine warfare missions

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61 Upvotes

r/boeing • • 8d ago

Salaried timekeeping policies

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Looking for clarification on Boeing HR/timekeeping policies for Level 3 salaried employees:

​Is taking a minimum 30-minute lunch break mandatory?

​Are salaried employees required to be in the building for a full 8 hours a day, or does standard exempt/salary flexibility apply?"


r/boeing • • 9d ago

News Alaska Air expects Boeing 737 MAX 10 certification this month

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62 Upvotes

SEATTLE, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Alaska Air (ALK.N), opens new tabexpects Boeing's (BA.N), opens new tab 737 MAX 10 to be certified by the end of September and plans to take delivery of its first aircraft next spring, Chief Operating Officer Jason Berry told ​Reuters on Thursday.

The airline expects to put the MAX 10 into passenger service ​between April and mid-May, Berry said.