Does GEA Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GEA Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GEA Group. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GEA Group?

76% of GEA Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GEA Group 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GEA Group?

Project Engineer (39) , Project Manager (35) , Engineer (28) , Automation Engineer (23) , Process Engineer (16) , Manager (11) , Sales Manager (11) , Field Service Technician (10) , Sales (10) , Mechanical Engineer (9) , Field Service Engineer (8) , Mechanical Design Engineer (7) , Product Manager (7) , Werkstudent (7) , Engenheiro De Processos Pleno (6)

What are the pros of working at GEA Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and lack of micromanagement" ((in 39 reviews)); "Good Benefits for your 401k and medical." ((in 37 reviews)); "A Good work life balance" ((in 34 reviews)); "Good colleagues Made friends outside of work" ((in 19 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GEA Group according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management,wrong person in the Key roles,manager without necessari skills ti manage" ((in 28 reviews)); "Bad manager and poor life and work balance." ((in 13 reviews)); "Lack of accountability or clear direction from upper management." ((in 11 reviews)); "Absent leadership." ((in 9 reviews)); "More communication is appreciated" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about GEA Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed GEA Group locations?

Columbia , Hudson , York , Northvale , Galesville , Naperville , Frisco , Chicago , Romeoville , Houston , Saint Paul , Patterson , Tenafly , West Orange , Aurora , Plainfield , Janesville , Belgium , Washington , Dallas , Modesto , Hayward , Escalon , Groton , Baltimore , Tampa , Manalapan , Woodcliff Lake , Germany

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GEA Group reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(598 total reviews)

Stefan Klebert

73% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

GEA Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 598 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GEA Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

598 reviews

3.0

Nov 5, 2019

Ok

Category manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Entrepreneurship is appreciated, lots of opportunities

Cons

No stakeholder alignment process to manage change sustainably

4.0

Nov 4, 2019

Fine

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International company with exposure to variety of markets

Cons

Matrix organization with too many managers and poor culture

5.0

Oct 24, 2019

Highly recommended for people to join GEA to get good pay. Just get into good books and you can last long..

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The management will recognize your capability is your are a good worker, just overload you with more projects/work, while the poor performance staffs (include project managers & engineers, etc) doing minimum output getting high pay. Strongly recommended for people to join for the salary. Pay is considered above market. Based on current situation, the company is willing to pay high price for a 3rd grade result, which means you can be paid €1 for every €0.01 worth of effort. Highly recommended for smart people. Get more for less. Thumbs up!

Cons

Seeing the company direction, GEA is becoming HR engineering EPC firm. One may think they are going to do projects using HR executives in future. The ratio of HR to employees is high as compared with other companies. People with long working experience can reply that they do not know when questioned their expertise skill, just want to spoon-fed.

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Jobs at GEA Group

Engineering Positions

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Mechanical Drafter III