Does Energy Recovery pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Energy Recovery employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Energy Recovery. This rating has improved by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Energy Recovery?

31% of Energy Recovery employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Energy Recovery 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Energy Recovery?

Engineer (2) , Facilities Manager (2) , Material Handler (2) , Project Coordinator (2)

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

"Good benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "The Culture here is great and the people I have worked with are resilient!" ((in 5 reviews)); "Nice facility." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"No real leadership that knows what they're doing." ((in 4 reviews)); "Toxic environment, layoffs are common and affects morale." ((in 3 reviews)); "Management has gotten miserly over employee benefits, and is hostile to remote or hybrid work." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Energy Recovery redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.2

31% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Bob Mao

62% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Culture and values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

Energy Recovery has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Energy Recovery 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

49 reviews

1.0

30 Mar 2016

Don't waste your time

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Small company with little bureaucracy which allows to implement effective measures/changes quickly and see the results. Encourages innovation.

Cons

Unprofessional management, no integrity and no transparency, CEO and Senior management surrounded themselves with friends and implement unfair hiring politics. Toxic environment, layoffs are common and affects morale. No interest in developing their employees.

1.0

10 Jan 2018

To be frank

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good HR team OK benefits Nice open office

Cons

-Significant nepotism and favoritism. CEO surrounded himself with his friends. -Lots of turnover with layoffs and good people leaving, which leads to a lot of pressure on the remaining people to perform. -If someone got promoted, usually it means he is good at lying to people, using them and more importantly very good at apple-polishing the upper management

2.0

31 Jul 2017

Accounting

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free food on certain days. Fridays free breakfast. Free beverages. Close to Bart, Walmart, Costco, etc.

Cons

Upper management makes decisions without understanding the causes and long term effects of it. Definitely a lot of favoritism around here. They don't focus on issues they would much rather focus on who messed up instead of fixing the problem. They overwork people.

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Jobs at Energy Recovery

Sales Manager, Wastewater (South Central/West)

Remote

US$115K - US$161K /yr