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?

72% 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 (100) , Project Manager (73) , Lead Engineer (59) , Assistant Lead Engineer (55) , 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 227 reviews)); "good benefits given to employees" ((in 192 reviews)); "Culture is good and very good for aspiring candidates" ((in 137 reviews)); "Good team and pay for the isle of wight" ((in 90 reviews)); "good salary and benefit." ((in 72 reviews))

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

"No Job Security" ((in 40 reviews)); "The leadership on sites can be poor." ((in 35 reviews)); "No bonus and hike for couple of years" ((in 32 reviews)); "There were too many managers" ((in 26 reviews)); "Long hours – can be very physically demanding." ((in 17 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

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,425 total reviews)

Henrik Andersen

73% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (2,425 reviews)

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Vestas Wind Systems has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,425 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

1.0

Jun 18, 2014

A great learning experience, but Vestas has a long way to go to become more professional, mature and in control

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great intentions, freedom to determine own tasks, environmentally friendly products, good colleagues, work that is inspiring.

Cons

Young company, doesn't know how to create and implement strategy. Management has little control of the business. Lots of silos and jealous guarding of territory. Could use better information sharing. Promotions and firings have more to do with politics than performance. Gets away with mismanagement of employees because their green product makes them an attractive employer from the outside.

3.0

Jun 6, 2014

Great people, poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Vestas attracts top talent, and all are very motivated to succeed. Fantastic benefits. Start up company mentality. Decent work-life balance as well.

Cons

Leadership is in Denmark, and the leadership team is poor. They don't have a good long term strategy and make bad decisions. The past few leaders they have hired have poor track records at other companies, so I'm not sure why they hire them other than they are Danes.

3.0

Jun 2, 2014

Global exposure

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great exposure, training and benefits

Cons

Organization restructuring and poor people managers

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Jobs at Vestas Wind Systems

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Site Supervisor (m/f/d) Main Components Kassel region

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Service Technician (m/f/d) Main Components Kassel region

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Site Supervisor (m/f/d) Main Components Nürnberg region

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