Does Grayback Forestry pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Grayback Forestry employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Grayback Forestry. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Grayback Forestry?

42% of Grayback Forestry employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Grayback Forestry 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Grayback Forestry?

Wildland Firefighter (5) , Firefighter (2)

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

"People are amazing and the work we do is great" ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Grayback Forestry redundancies in 2026?

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

Grayback Forestry Reviews

3.4

42% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Michael D Wheelock

Not enough data to show CEO approval

35% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (18 reviews)

Grayback Forestry has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Grayback Forestry employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

18 reviews

2.0

5 July 2017

I worked for Grayback a couple years ago and was extremely unhappy

Firefighter

Recommend

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Pros

Exciting job field, free training, get to work with experienced firefighters, some of the workers are nice enough to tell you to get out Of grayback asap

Cons

It's low pay- grayback is constantly using you to further their gains, and you get little-to-no kickbacks. You're working for $9.70 an hour while they make $400 a day off of you. You have to pay for rent, toilet paper, laundry detergent, food, any and all things you would think they'd cover. Groceries are super expensive in Seneca. The higher ups are all vulgar, fascist, sexist, and generally rallied to keep everyone down. The company was great about 15 years ago, but you don't find anyone who will stay for over a season there now. They're super vague with everything, they'll never give you a raise, and they don't care if you leave. They mostly profit off of people who can't find any other job.

1.0

29 Jan 2020

Good for single life

Project supervisor

Recommend

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Pros

Good friendship, hard work, travel, new experiences.

Cons

Pay, management, assignments. This company used to be the shining example of how forestry contractors should conduct themselves. They taught professionalism, integrity, honesty, skilled labor, leadership skills. Now, they just paperback their employees because they fail to manage to retain any senior leadership. Because of the poor business decisions some of the base managers are making, employees are leaving this company like rats leaving a sinking ship.

3.0

20 Dec 2018

Wildand Firefighter (seneca)

Wildland firefighter

Recommend

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Pros

Seasonal, Lots of hours, Good group cohesion Rent is 140 a month in their lodge Saved a lot of money

Cons

Crew and squad bosses are a mixed bag.

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