Does Generac Power Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Generac Power Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Generac Power Systems. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Generac Power Systems?

42% of Generac Power Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Generac Power Systems 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Generac Power Systems?

Material Handler (27) , Engineer (26) , Assembly Line Worker (25) , Production Assembler (16) , Manager (13) , Inside Sales Representative (11) , Sales (11) , Director (9) , Machine Operator (8) , Assembler I (6) , Dealer Acquisitions (6) , Intern (6) , Project Manager (6) , Software Engineer (6) , Supervisor (6)

What are the pros of working at Generac Power Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and inspiring mission" ((in 86 reviews)); "Benefits are decent." ((in 46 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great opportunity to get into the power generation industry if that is what interests you." ((in 11 reviews)); "Always busy, good people all around" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Generac Power Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low for the complexity of the work." ((in 47 reviews)); "Support Departments, such as IT, HR, and Finance are broken with poor leadership" ((in 27 reviews)); "Upper management is absolutely ridiculous." ((in 24 reviews)); "Some managers have turned their departments into revolving doors, yet it never catches up with them." ((in 24 reviews)); "3. The culture is toxic and a lot of the reason is because hr just pushes whoever the hell through." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Generac Power Systems layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Generac Power Systems locations?

Waukesha , Whitewater , Jefferson , Eagle , Milwaukee , Oshkosh , Trenton , Pewaukee , Berlin , Janesville , South Portland , South Burlington , Beaver Dam , Portland , Cincinnati , Reno , Bend , Birmingham , Chicago , Kenosha , Wisconsin Dells , Brookfield , Mukwonago , Wales , Burlington , Palmyra , Wausau , Delavan , Dallas , Houston

Generac Power Systems reviews

2.8

42% would recommend to a friend

(827 total reviews)

Aaron Jagdfeld

57% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Generac Power Systems has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 827 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Generac Power Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

827 reviews

2.0

Aug 26, 2022

Good for New Employees

Business systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company's growth and future outlook

Cons

The company has a bad pay increase process for current employees and almost requires people to boomerang to get pay increases to line up with the market rates. They seem to care only about bringing in new people, and anything that seems to be focused on retention is all just surface-level fluff.

1.0

Jun 4, 2022

Stay Away

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not much really. The fact that there is zero accountability might be viewed by some as a pro, others maybe not. The facility is fairly clean with the exception of the bathrooms, which were woefully undersized for the amount of staff on the shopfloor.

Cons

Zero accountability. Its great if your the type of person who puts in no effort. If your not, then you'll be one of the few. You'll be rewarded with a ton of overtime to makeup for the people who under perform. The pay is low to below average. That shouldn't be a surprise though since they are known for that. In all honesty though with as low as their expectation is for performance, the pay is probably about right. If you have any feeling of self worth, I'd stay away.

1.0

Jun 2, 2022

Horrible management

Material handler/forklift operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible shifts available starting at 17.50

Cons

Can't keep hr staff. Can't keep floor workers. Favorites are played, so if you don't know someone you'll never get promoted. They can't keep to a single attendance policy, they just messed vacations and holidays all up. And they told us a week before Easter that it won't be paid nor allowed to work and that if we want to get paid for the day we're supposed to work but aren't getting holiday pay... We'd have to use our vacation days... Which are earned magically throughout the year. If you have an issue with anyone you work with (like threats or harassment) they have a lot of rugs to sweep things under and nothing changes.

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Jobs at Generac Power Systems

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