Does Generac Power Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Generac Power Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Generac Power Systems. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Generac Power Systems?

40% of Generac Power Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Generac Power Systems 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Generac Power Systems?

Material Handler (27) , Assembly Line Worker (25) , Engineer (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 83 reviews)); "Good benefits and a do what it takes to get it done culture." ((in 49 reviews)); "Good coworkers easy to work with" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great opportunity to get into the power generation industry if that is what interests you." ((in 11 reviews)); "Amazing and friendly employees!" ((in 8 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 49 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 21 reviews)); "3. The culture is toxic and a lot of the reason is because hr just pushes whoever the hell through." ((in 19 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.

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Generac Power Systems reviews

2.8

40% would recommend to a friend

(823 total reviews)

Aaron Jagdfeld

56% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.5

Culture & values

2.3

Senior management

Generac Power Systems has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 823 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).

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823 reviews

1.0

Jul 30, 2015

Not Employee Friendly

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Not many pros. Lot's of challenging work and that is problem as they don't staff correctly. You will do a minimum of two jobs worth of work and probably more. If the teams were staffed correctly, there could be some good learning to be ascertained.

Cons

Company is very frugal and is very archaic in topics like Work Life/Balance and giving its employees tools to succeed. It is a 24X7 organization and you will be required to put the company's priorities before yours. Not much flexibility and the employee's time is not respected or appreciated. From a business standpoint, the organization is very storm dependent and has not found many ways to break that dependency. Just check the stock performance for supporting evidence. Makes the future outlook very uncertain.

2.0

Jun 4, 2015

Check your brains at the door

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some really talented, friendly people work at Generac

Cons

A small group of executives make most of the decisions, most employees are not empowered to do what is required to really succeed. As an employee, I felt like the company viewed me as an expense, not an asset.

1.0

Jul 9, 2024

This place will age you 10 years in 6 months

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some good people somehow still remain. The Waukesha and Pewaukee offices are decent sites.

Cons

It's taken me over a year to mentally heal from my time at Generac. The leadership and culture is toxic, and with every engagement survey, gets worse. I was prohibited from interviewing for a promotion because of internal politics between business groups, so I quit in order to be fairly compensated. The pay is terrible, bonuses are near impossible to get, and the benefits are below average. The CEO will never change a thing because he still runs the ship like the founder did, so 1970's-1980's boomer work culture!

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