Does Vestas Wind Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vestas Wind Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vestas Wind Systems. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Vestas Wind Systems?

71% of Vestas Wind Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Vestas Wind Systems 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Vestas Wind Systems?

Engineer (101) , Project Manager (73) , Lead Engineer (60) , Assistant Lead Engineer (56) , Service Technician (49) , Wind Turbine Technician (49) , Specialist (47) , Manager (46) , Production Worker (41) , Technician (32) , Production (30) , Software Engineer (26) , Field Service Technician (25) , Production Operative (24) , Analyst (20)

What are the pros of working at Vestas Wind Systems according to real employee reviews?

"good work life balance with 14 days on 14 days off shifts when working on an SOV" ((in 232 reviews)); "good benefits given to employees" ((in 193 reviews)); "Culture is good and very good for aspiring candidates" ((in 137 reviews)); "Pay was good and decent but employees/workers don’t make a lot" ((in 98 reviews)); "Approximately 23% of the people you work with are great people that want to succeed and act as a team." ((in 61 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Vestas Wind Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary for trainee jobs (but comparable to others of same tier in Portugal);" ((in 72 reviews)); "Poor job security No promotion" ((in 40 reviews)); "The leadership on sites can be poor." ((in 35 reviews)); "Low salaries and no bonuses for operations" ((in 34 reviews)); "There were too many managers" ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Vestas Wind Systems layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Vestas Wind Systems locations?

Hamburg , Husum , Würzburg , Thalfang , Hannover , Wolfsburg , Doberlug-Kirchhain , Erfurt

Vestas Wind Systems reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,429 total reviews)

Henrik Andersen

74% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Vestas Wind Systems has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,429 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vestas Wind Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energie, Bergbau, Versorgungswirtschaft industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Nov 13, 2014

Positive Experience

Wind turbine service technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong Management, Good Pay, Opportunity to Advance

Cons

Long Hours, Travel can be a lot at times

1.0

Oct 30, 2014

If you want a normal life, forget about this company - Blades Division

Production worker - blades

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay & good benefits. They supply the uniforms & have them washed for you. They pay for your safety shoes & safety glasses.

Cons

Very irregular working hours, can't have a stable life outside of the job. They expect you to keep switching from days to nights every week, and rotate what days & nights you work every week! Not a reliable schedule system if you have a family or anything else going on outside of work. Forget about trying to transfer to another department unless you are good friends with the dept lead you want to get into. You're pretty much forced to watch & listen to ONLY the sports channel if you want to eat or take a break in the lunch room, gets pretty old after a while. The training system is a joke, shortly after your hired & learned a few things, you then have to start training the new hires.

3.0

Sep 16, 2013

So-so

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation, work life balance

Cons

serious senior management political battles

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Jobs at Vestas Wind Systems

Site Manager (m/f/d)

Hamburg

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Marine Operations Manager Offshore (m/f/d)

Hamburg

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Project Manager Business Improvement (m/f/d)

Hamburg

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Process Developer (m/f/d)

Hamburg

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Service Technician (m/f/d) for Wind Turbines in Prenzlau

Potsdam

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