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 (100) , 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 231 reviews)); "Good benefits and retirement plan" ((in 184 reviews)); "Culture is good and very good for aspiring candidates" ((in 134 reviews)); "Good team and pay for the isle of wight" ((in 94 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 45 reviews)); "The leadership on sites can be poor." ((in 36 reviews)); "Low salaries and no bonuses for operations" ((in 32 reviews)); "frequent Layoffs to reduce number of people" ((in 29 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

(2,427 total reviews)

Henrik Andersen

74% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

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Vestas Wind Systems has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,427 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

Feb 22, 2015

Service Technician

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, ok pay, it was free health insurance for you and your family but know you have to pay for it

Cons

Only one thing I didn't like was how they promot people.

5.0

Feb 4, 2015

Should Improve Its Activities in Brazil

Plant controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

solid, great salary and benefit, honest, ethical

Cons

In Brazil the operation is filled with lazy and incompetend professionals in the high level management. The company should consider reviewing the way it operations are handled in Brazil before it is impossible to make business in this country. As they get too much from the company they do too little. Not that the Brazilian business is not selling anything but it is still keeping the crew that does not bring any profit to the company. I say that becuse I am a great fan of Vestas and left it because I could bear seeing that happen. I prepared a Project for the company to save millions but it was never performed because no-one would take the responsibility of put it in practice. A shame!

4.0

Jan 23, 2015

It was a pleasant experience

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A nive talk about my responsibilties as an employee at Vestas

Cons

Lower salary than other gets in Denmark having the same qualifications.

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