Does Buck Knives pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Buck Knives employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Buck Knives. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Buck Knives?

87% of Buck Knives employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Buck Knives 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Buck Knives?

Manager (3) , Assembly Line Worker (2) , Machine Operator (2)

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

"The coworkers were the best" ((in 5 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the hours are great too." ((in 5 reviews)); "Great and friendly people to work with, we have a lot of fun and quite a bit of cookouts." ((in 3 reviews)); "Supportive and approachable leadership" ((in 2 reviews))

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

"Dusty, a bit noisy in a few places, pay is a bit low considering Spokane is a competitor for the labor." ((in 3 reviews))

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2.0

Jun 27, 2022

Production

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Pros

Is a well known name brand company.

Cons

Buck used to be an amazing company. They now want to try to have their cake and eat it too. There is no clear direction on where they are taking the brand so they are no longer a low cost American made product yet no where near the quality of a Benchmade. They are stuck in limbo and continue to pressure production staff to do more and more with less and less. Benefits are consistently taken away and pay is terrible.

Buck Knives Response

We have been improving in all area the past 2 years. Most notable our Mission, Vision and Vales have greatly influenced a positive culture and resulted in our best 2 years in sales and financial metrics. Wages and total comp have significantly increase as well.

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5.0

Oct 6, 2025

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

The coworkers were the best

Cons

The pay wasn't impressive at all

5.0

Sep 10, 2025

Lead machinist

Recommend

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Pros

Working at Buck has been a tremendous joy. I love all the people I work with and have great repore with other departments. We are continuously working together to tackle issues that come up, to make everybody's job easier and avoid any problems downstream in the manufacturing process. We have an amazingly diverse workforce, with differing skill sets and experience, but we all come together to make industry leading knives and cutlery. We have an excellent benefits package, employee discount and employer matching 401K. I absolutely adore our products and love telling people that I work at Buck Knives. We are American made and I wouldn't have it any other way! I wake up in the morning excited to go to work and to tackle the next challenge. I love working at Buck and God willing, I will stay here until retirement.

Cons

Pay is the only thing I can complain about, but I also haven't been here that long. I know that when the time comes for a raise, I will be paid what I am worth. Other than the pay, there are no cons working for Buck. Except the employee discount. I've spent quite a bit of money in our store because we get an amazing employee discount and I just can't help myself but to buy more knives! 🙂

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