Does Harley-Davidson, Inc. pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Harley-Davidson, Inc. employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Harley-Davidson, Inc.. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Harley-Davidson, Inc.?

42% of Harley-Davidson, Inc. employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Harley-Davidson, Inc. 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Harley-Davidson, Inc.?

Sales Associate (37) , Manager (30) , Engineer (23) , Project Manager (22) , Production Technician (20) , Sales (20) , Manufacturing Engineer (17) , Manufacturing Engineer Co-Op (13) , Analyst (12) , Design Engineer (12) , Assembly Line Worker (11) , Director (11) , Mechanic (11) , Technician (11) , Business Analyst (10)

What are the pros of working at Harley-Davidson, Inc. according to real employee reviews?

"They have an exciting product and some great people." ((in 142 reviews)); "Its a Union Job! IF you make a full time job the pay is good." ((in 122 reviews)); "Good benefits and health plans." ((in 92 reviews)); "Great culture and brand to be a part of" ((in 76 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 28 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Harley-Davidson, Inc. according to real employee reviews?

"Management of other departments was poor." ((in 74 reviews)); "Executive and senior leadership do not emphasize cultivating talent in engineering and supervision roles." ((in 60 reviews)); "Frequent restructuring and layoffs." ((in 35 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 32 reviews)); "Poor management upper management has no idea how to run the company" ((in 27 reviews))

What are employees saying about Harley-Davidson, Inc. layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Harley-Davidson, Inc. locations?

Milwaukee , York , Kansas City , Wauwatosa , Menomonee Falls , Tomahawk , Plano , Chicago , Carson City , Dallas , Allen , Miami , Saint Louis , Waukesha , Fort Worth , San Antonio , Indianapolis , Los Angeles , San Diego , Mountain View , Manchester , Tampa , Valley View , Bristol , Winchester , Columbia , Fort Ann , Franklin , Yucca , Raleigh

Harley-Davidson, Inc. reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(1,446 total reviews)

Artie Starrs

45% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,446 reviews)

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Harley-Davidson, Inc. has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,446 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Harley-Davidson, Inc. employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Apr 1, 2025

Not what I expected

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lifelong dream to finally work for H-D. Such a great feeling to meet new people and tell the I work at H-D. Worked on products that people used and enjoyed.

Cons

Corporate has completely lost touch with their customers. It was hard, and sad, to listen to C-level leaders talk about plans to ignore and/or alienate loyal customers and established heritage in exchange for more profit. And when that failed, they laid off good people to save themselves.

1.0

Mar 30, 2025

Lies, underpaid, and incompetance

Shift lead/mechanic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Almost impossible to get fired. You can be utterly incompetant and conduct yourself extremely poorly with near zero ramifications.

Cons

If you work hard, have good job knowledge, perform above and beyond, you will be given the workload of those who don't, and you will not be compensated for it. Management is completely inept and values surrounding themselves with yes men and cronies that are permitted to do little to no work and get promoted for it. You are better off going into a dealership than ever going to Harley's proving grounds. The pay is well below market value, so they can only retain low performing employees. It sounds prestigious to work for Harley, but they use that to keep your pay low by telling you to your face you're lucky to work for them.

4.0

Mar 26, 2025

good

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Slanging metal on the floor

Cons

the people who buy these suck

Harley-Davidson, Inc. Response

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