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 (59) , 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 190 reviews)); "Culture is good and very good for aspiring candidates" ((in 133 reviews)); "Pay was good and decent but employees/workers don’t make a lot" ((in 96 reviews)); "Approximately 23% of the people you work with are great people that want to succeed and act as a team." ((in 63 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 74 reviews)); "Poor job security No promotion" ((in 44 reviews)); "The leadership on sites can be poor." ((in 37 reviews)); "Low salaries and no bonuses for operations" ((in 34 reviews)); "There were too many managers" ((in 28 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

(2,428 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 2,428 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

2.0

Sep 2, 2015

Lacks integrity

Production supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paycheck, not too many pros in all honesty. Some great people work there from all over the the world. You will meet some good people

Cons

Poor management, scare tactics, threats daily, the plant manager and quality manage have serious anger issues, internal investigation for physical violence from both. Terrible culture. Zero integrity, daily terminations, no organization, literally a revolving door for people

5.0

Sep 1, 2015

Documentation Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work environment, employee care

Cons

local office politics, and local managers

2.0

Aug 29, 2015

Not for everybody

Production worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best parts of working for this company are the benefits, such as low-cost health insurance that provides good coverage and a nice match on the 401k. My position allows me to do a wide variety of tasks, which keeps the job interesting.

Cons

It is a sink-or-swim environment with little offered as far as training is concerned. There are questionable decisions made by plant management, such as closing the plant for two weeks in the summer; and then instituting mandatory overtime for all workers as the production schedule is not being met. Pay raises are annual, minimal and don't appear to be based upon performance.

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