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 3% 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 226 reviews)); "Good benefits and retirement plan" ((in 190 reviews)); "Culture is good and very good for aspiring candidates" ((in 142 reviews)); "Good team and pay for the isle of wight" ((in 94 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 62 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 70 reviews)); "Poor job security No promotion" ((in 43 reviews)); "The leadership on sites can be poor." ((in 36 reviews)); "Low salaries and no bonuses for operations" ((in 33 reviews)); "There were too many managers" ((in 27 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

Jun 9, 2015

Culture is off, benefits are great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast-paced, innovative, and open to new ideas. Easy to move up quickly as long as you work hard. Great compensation and benefits.

Cons

Poor management, lots of sexual harassment that everyone knows about but doesn't stop, and a lot of money seemed to be spent on fancy perks even though layoffs were happening.

5.0

Jun 8, 2015

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really great company to work for. The people are all very motivated to continue to drive the wind industry forwards. Very open to innovation.

Cons

The company can in some areas still be a bit Danish centric. That isn't a con in itself as I always enjoyed going to Denmark, but that effort is required.

3.0

Jun 2, 2015

Great staff, poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great staff, trying their best to do a great job under difficult conditions. Interesting industry, good L&D opportunities

Cons

A lot of workforce changes took place during my time and was poorly management, workforce was cut by 30% and the same time people were leaving in their droves of their own accord. Very poor at recording processes. Poor rates low and no pay increases

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Jobs at Vestas Wind Systems

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