Does Penske pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Penske employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Penske. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Penske?

68% of Penske employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Penske 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Penske?

Management Trainee (32) , Operations Supervisor (22) , Truck Driver (17) , Class A Truck Driver (14) , Logistics Analyst (12) , Forklift Operator (11) , Operations Manager (11) , Technician (10) , Driver (9) , Load Planner (9) , Supply Chain Analyst (9) , Diesel Mechanic (8) , Sales Associate (8) , Diesel Technician (7) , Order Selector (7)

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

"pay and environment is good." ((in 80 reviews)); "Good benefits Aetna health care" ((in 46 reviews)); "great people to meet and work with" ((in 39 reviews)); "Great coworkers" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Long hours and no overtime pay." ((in 21 reviews)); "I outperformed ever single peer and many of my managers." ((in 20 reviews)); "No training of new skills." ((in 17 reviews)); "Bad upper management don't care anything about the lower employees that do all the work." ((in 14 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Penske layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Penske locations?

Reading , Beachwood , Dearborn , Indianapolis , Houston , Detroit , Dallas , Shelbyville , Phoenix , Romulus , Grand Prairie , Keller , Tampa , Flint , Louisville , Cleveland , San Diego , Stockton , Jacksonville , Chesterfield , Rockford , Kansas City , Saint Louis , Scottsdale , Troy , Lacey , Atlanta , Batavia , Chicago , Milwaukee

Penske reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(694 total reviews)

Roger S. Penske

78% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Penske has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 694 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Penske employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

694 reviews

2.0

Apr 26, 2013

Management is very poor

Material coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and starting salary with raises every year of service

Cons

Management is terrible. Basically a sink or swim environment because there isn't an effective training program.

5.0

Feb 22, 2013

So Far So good so......

Driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair and equatable treatment and pay, with things seeming to be exactly as they were promised to be.

Cons

The initial "break in" and training was more akin to being thrown into the deep end of a pool in order to learn how to swim

4.0

Oct 8, 2010

Penske Logistics is a mid-level company providing some good packages but bad leadership

Senior systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Working Environment Good Pay Packages Job Safety

Cons

Bad Leadership Not flexible enough on working remotely Old Technology Vacation is not on par with other companies in area

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