Is Graybar a good company to work for?

Graybar has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,311 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 49% of employees would recommend working at Graybar to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Graybar have been left by employees working as Manager , Sales Manager and Sales Associate .

Does Graybar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Graybar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Graybar. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Graybar?

49% of Graybar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Graybar 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Graybar?

Outside Sales Representative (95) , Inside Sales Representative (86) , Customer Service Representative (76) , Sales Representative (70) , Sales Trainee (60) , Material Handler (42) , Project Specialist (42) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (34) , Sales (34) , Manager (19) , Account Manager (16) , Branch Administrator (14) , Project Manager (13) , Counter Sales Representative (12) , Sales Manager (12)

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

"Graybar offers a great and competitive benefits package" ((in 215 reviews)); "Great people and atmosphere." ((in 75 reviews)); "Branch culture is great." ((in 32 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 23 reviews)); "A few of the coworkers were nice" ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Low Pay and doesn't increase every well with inflation.....Living pay check to pay check!" ((in 106 reviews)); "People stay in positions for years and there is no accountability for poor performance or poor management." ((in 104 reviews)); "He was lazy and had no training plan at all." ((in 43 reviews)); "Low salary makes it hard to not look else where" ((in 24 reviews)); "Some managers have outdated styles (also getting better)." ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Graybar layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Graybar locations?

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Graybar reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(1,265 total reviews)

Kathleen M. Mazzarella

60% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Graybar has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,265 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Graybar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Apr 30, 2018

Inside Sales

Inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome team environment, great support, awesome relationship building

Cons

very competitive. Management is impatient about sales cycles

1.0

Apr 27, 2018

Delivery driver

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Graybar DRIVERS were great learn a lot from them very helpful at the zone

Cons

Management was horrible they are liar they work together as a team they work against you use there mange in a very ugly way they don't know any thing need training badly very rude no customer service skill talk down to employee will not help load truck which is part of there job from my understanding teach you there job so they can sit and look and thing on computer not dealing with work than not only that they under pay you you ask why they than now up there chest and say I'm the supervisor and that what I'm paying you which is so disrespectful they don't say to there employee not even say good morning rude they get read of very good employee to have control of other that can't stand up to what is right

Graybar Response

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Thank you for leaving a review. We believe our employees are the key to our success, and we are sorry you did not feel you were treated that way.

5.0

Apr 17, 2018

Great culture!

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee ownership, strong culture of accountability, great relationships with strategic vendors.

Cons

Need a strategy to attract and retain top talent.

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