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 87 reviews)); "Good benefits and a do what it takes to get it done culture." ((in 47 reviews)); "Good coworkers easy to work with" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great opportunity to get into the power generation industry if that is what interests you." ((in 10 reviews)); "good work environment." ((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 47 reviews)); "Bad management and leadership" ((in 28 reviews)); "Management at every level except your direct manager is all over the place" ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management is absolutely ridiculous." ((in 22 reviews)); "3. The culture is toxic and a lot of the reason is because hr just pushes whoever the hell through." ((in 20 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

2.0

Oct 17, 2016

Run for the hills

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Their Waukesha facility is pretty nice on the inside, recently renovated. The cafeteria had good variety, although a bit overpriced. Casual dress on Fridays, but they always had a stupid theme. Give that up already... No one cares. Just let people wear jeans. If you're a hard worker and have a chance to get face-time with a higher-up, you might actually get some recognition. Maybe.

Cons

The CEO's base salary is $800,000. The rest of the executives are in the upper 300- and $400,000's. At that's BEFORE a likely disgusting amount of bonuses. So at least they're compensated *fairly*... while the rest of us scrape by with our 2% below market, sad excuses for pay.

2.0

Feb 2, 2016

Beware of employment at-will

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot of potential for this company to be a leader in all of its segments.

Cons

Managers and Directors are frequently let go without cause, notice, or severance packages. A lot of them were recruited or joined from the outside and spent less than two years with the company. Take that into consideration if you are looking to join Generac from the outside at a management level. There are firings across all the white-collar ranks every few months. Some days you come in and a handful of people are just gone. Frequent organizational and directional changes drive a lot of this turnover.

1.0

Nov 18, 2015

Bad all around

Commercial leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Few caring employees left but leaving quickly

Cons

No strategy, no integrity, no morals, no loyalty, no value proposition, no effective leaders, no product innovation and basically no clue

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