Sweetwater Earns Four Comparably Awards for Q2 2025

FORT WAYNE, Indiana. (June 18, 2025) – Sweetwater, the number one online retailer for music makers, has once again received national recognition from Comparably as a top employer. Ranked among tens of thousands of companies nationwide, Sweetwater has been recognized as an employer of choice in four separate categories.  

Comparably surveys employees on nearly 20 key workplace metrics, including leadership, work environment, compensation, and outlook. For the second quarter of 2025, Sweetwater was recognized for: 

• Best Career Growth 
• Best Leadership Teams 
• Best HR Teams 
• Best Sales Teams 

This achievement places Sweetwater among the top 100 large companies in America in these categories, out of more than 70,000 companies evaluated on the Comparably platform. Results are based on anonymous ratings from current employees over the past 12 months. The Comparably survey focuses on employee feedback regarding satisfaction with compensation, perks, environment, culture, managers, and coworkers.  

“At Sweetwater, we’ve always believed that our people and our culture are what set us apart,” commented Jeff Ostermann, chief people and culture officer at Sweetwater. “Being recognized again by Comparably for career growth, leadership, HR, and sales is a meaningful affirmation of that belief. These awards reflect the heart of who we are and the commitment our teams bring every day.” 

These most recent awards from Comparably follow Sweetwater’s three accolades in first quarter, including recognition for Best Company Outlook, Best Company for Women, and Best Company for Diversity. To learn more about Sweetwater’s award-winning culture and to explore career opportunities, visit Sweetwater.com/careers.  

About Sweetwater 

The number one online retailer for music makers, Sweetwater is trusted and beloved by millions of musicians, audio engineers, teachers, band and orchestra directors, and podcasters who rely on the company to help advance their musical and creative journeys. From beginners to rock stars, music makers everywhere seek out Sweetwater’s industry-leading expertise, including in-depth product videos to inform their purchases and unrivaled post-care support. Headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and founded in 1979, Sweetwater Sound, LLC credits its four decades of growth to its 2,500 employees and its deep understanding of the profound connection that music makers have with their craft, their gear, and the creative process. Sweetwater is amplifying change through music and lifting up communities by creating, empowering, and caring about the music makers of tomorrow and today. For more information, visit Sweetwater.com. 

About Comparably 

Comparably (a ZoomInfo company) is a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform with over 20 million anonymous ratings on 70,000 companies. With the most comprehensive data on large and SMB organizations in nearly 20 different workplace categories – based on gender, ethnicity, age, experience, title, industry, location and education – it is one of the most used SaaS platforms for employer branding and is a trusted third-party site for workplace culture and compensation data. For more information on Comparably and its annual Best Places to Work, Best CEO, and Best Brands series, visit comparably.com.