Does Nortek pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nortek employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nortek. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nortek?

56% of Nortek employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nortek 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nortek?

Engineer (8) , Supervisor (6) , Applications Engineer (5) , Assembler I (5) , Production Assembler (5) , Assembly Line Worker (4) , Manager (4) , Manufacturing Engineer (4) , Buyer (3) , Mechanical Engineer (3) , Senior Electrical Engineer (3) , Technician (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Assembler (2) , Director (2)

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

"Great people and excellence driven." ((in 22 reviews)); "Great benefits." ((in 15 reviews)); "Good pay and relaxed atmosphere." ((in 14 reviews)); "Unlimited PTO, no weekend work and some excellent engineers" ((in 7 reviews)); "Balanced life and friendly team" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Management is bad." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good workers have been lost dew to bad leadership lies or cover ups." ((in 10 reviews)); "Bad manager but is no longer there" ((in 9 reviews)); "Dysfunctional upper management." ((in 5 reviews)); "Layoffs frequently due to change in work schedule." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nortek layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(244 total reviews)

Philip Windham | Russell Toney | Dick Pope

69% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

Nortek has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 244 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nortek 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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244 reviews

1.0

Sep 27, 2016

Good Luck Melrose!

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be the people but anyone good has already left.

Cons

Severe damage at a relationship level with their sale channels that does not show up on any financial statement.

2.0

Jul 8, 2016

App Eng

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They once had good products and people

Cons

Management was incoherent. Plans were poorly laid and executed. Resources squandered. Customer relationships severely damaged or killed

4.0

Nov 1, 2015

Pretty good.

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people. Nice atmosphere. Decent PTO.

Cons

Upper management seems ineffectual at the factory level. Since the Nortek take-over business decisions seem random and by-committee.

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