Does FreightCar America pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, FreightCar America employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at FreightCar America. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FreightCar America?

46% of FreightCar America employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FreightCar America 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at FreightCar America according to real employee reviews?

"good pay" ((in 6 reviews)); "good benefits as well" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at FreightCar America according to real employee reviews?

"Moved to Mexico, poor management," ((in 11 reviews)); "Only downside was the layoffs, and the job left due to contract purposes." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about FreightCar America redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about FreightCar America redundancy and their outlook for job security at FreightCar America in 2026.

FreightCar America Reviews

3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)

Nicholas J. Randall

100% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (57 reviews)

FreightCar America has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 57 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FreightCar America employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

57 reviews

3.0

21 Aug 2018

level 3 production welder

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Learned good work ethic, great experience

Cons

Very inexperienced management, poor treatment

3.0

24 May 2017

Production leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are great, the pay is pretty decent for the shoals area. Work all the hours you want it you are able to learn everything. Good holiday, and get plenty of vacation days.

Cons

The job is very stressful mostly coming from the very young and inexperienced supervisors that get promoted. It's pretty hard to be a production leader because the supervisors are very horrible and bad to the employees. The good experienced employees don't like coming to work and end up getting fired or quitting leaving the company with new and inexperienced employees. Most of the time when there are problems with cars on the line and they shouldn't be built, management makes the calls to build the cars anyway. Parts never get there on time and they end up sending everyone home making it hard to pay bills and then when they get parts they expect the employees to work weekends to get caught back up.

4.0

3 May 2017

Jigs and Fixtures

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Opportunities for overtime, they provide all tools and equipment to work. No out of pockets costs unless you lose your gear. Employer pays for uniforms and uniform cleaning.

Cons

Hourly pay, no double time or triple time ever just time and a half.

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