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 12 reviews)); "Pay and benefits were Good." ((in 10 reviews)); "Employees were great." ((in 9 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((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 18 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)); "Unless you're comfortable with politics, instability, and poor leadership, I would not recommend joining this company." ((in 11 reviews)); "Pay / benefits / managers and directors gate keep." ((in 9 reviews)); "New CEO came in brought in his cronies and Got rid of most of the long time employees.Mass layoffs." ((in 5 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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5.0

Mar 22, 2021

Great Company

Hr director

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Pros

This is a company that has Soul in his people and his product

Cons

Some time there are conflicts between art and science and negotiating future is complicated

5.0

Jan 8, 2020

Great company

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company and industry, fun atmosphere

Cons

Pay can be on the lower scale

5.0

Oct 6, 2019

Young, amazing coworkers! Great place to learn about marketing!

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Values young people with limited experience, including interns Fast and straightforward hiring process They have made strides to hire younger candidates and reorganized in favor of a younger, more dynamic and tech savvy workforce Tons of opportunity to grow into managerial positions even for less experienced candidates There are employee sales with amazing discounts, no shredding needed! This is great for Holiday gifting!! They are very intentional about promoting women, really a forward leaning hiring and promotion culture that values the input of their female workforce There is a 20% yearly bonus for Marketing employees

Cons

A bit too much socialization after hours (there is the 'usual' crowd there, but this is changing) The older side of the company is very "traditionally male", and though it doesn't affect the day to day work it can be annoying They do prefer hourly to salaried, it is hard to get a salaried offer, negotiate, negotiate, negotiate! If you are on the engineering team (not management) the bonus is less likely to happen, negotiate it beforehand, again, negotiate, negotiate, negotiate!

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