Does Fender Musical Instruments pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fender Musical Instruments employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fender Musical Instruments. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fender Musical Instruments?

67% of Fender Musical Instruments employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fender Musical Instruments 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fender Musical Instruments?

Marketing (9) , Director (5) , Sander (5) , Software Engineer (5) , Engineer (4) , Manager (4) , Buyer (3) , Contractor (3) , Customer Service (3) , Design Engineer (3) , Product Manager (3) , Sales (3) , Sales Representative (3) , Sander/Polisher (3) , Account Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Fender Musical Instruments according to real employee reviews?

"There are some great people at Fender who are passionate about the company and want to do a good job." ((in 45 reviews)); "There's a great culture underneath with some of the long tenured people that have been there through the decades." ((in 13 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 11 reviews)); "Pay and benefits were Good." ((in 9 reviews)); "Employees were great." ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Fender Musical Instruments according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management running the saw mill department" ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management is awful and only cares about bringing home their bag of money and will screw you over while doing it." ((in 14 reviews)); "Pay / benefits / managers and directors gate keep." ((in 10 reviews)); "Unless you're comfortable with politics, instability, and poor leadership, I would not recommend joining this company." ((in 10 reviews)); "No bonuses other than upper corporate management." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fender Musical Instruments layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(297 total reviews)

Andy Mooney

71% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Fender Musical Instruments has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 297 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fender Musical Instruments employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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297 reviews

1.0

Jul 29, 2022

Do yourself a favor and run

Corporate mid level

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

None. You’ll be tempted to apply based on your childhood dreams and your impression of the brand. Do not do it. What you think to be true of Fender as a brand and what is actually true about Fender the company are polar opposites. Don’t fall for it unless you want to be underpaid, overworked, and managed by insolent Karens. Preserve your idyllic view of the brand instead of living through the soul crushing reality of working here. Run fast. It’s the same for all departments.

Cons

The so called leadership team is a mockery. Greedy and pompous and completely detached from reality exerting crippling pressure over their impoverished minions. They talk about the soul of Fender. There is no soul. You killed it for us with your greed.

1.0

Aug 24, 2019

Not for rock star engineers

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great music culture. Discounted guitars.

Cons

Great for rock stars. Not for rock star engineers. Management sees software development as a liability not asset. Tight, noisy cubicles. Bad coffee. Lots of churn. Managed like a furniture company. ECommerce platform is a joke.

2.0

Aug 13, 2020

Nice Employees, Leadership Varied

Digital manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Some really nice and caring people who were advocates of their product and looked forward to coming into work.

Cons

Leadership truly varied, and I hope it's improved though many of the worst offenders are still with the company and are entrenched at the top. There was a lack of strategy at the time where work often felt meaningless yet somehow very stressful.

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