Is Graybar a good company to work for?

Graybar has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,312 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 8% 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 (96) , 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?

"Very laid back environment great benefits" ((in 218 reviews)); "Great people and atmosphere." ((in 80 reviews)); "Branch culture is great." ((in 31 reviews)); "A few of the coworkers were nice" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"People stay in positions for years and there is no accountability for poor performance or poor management." ((in 103 reviews)); "Low pay but they send recent college grads all over the country for “training” where they basically just party." ((in 100 reviews)); "No training from management" ((in 41 reviews)); "Low salary makes it hard to not look else where" ((in 30 reviews)); "Some managers have outdated styles (also getting better)."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?

Saint Louis , Minneapolis , Seattle , Chicago , Charlotte , Dallas , Orlando , New York , Raleigh , Dublin , Indianapolis , Glendale Heights , Phoenix , Houston , Tampa , Diamond Bar , Maryland Heights , Denver , Pittsburgh , Belleville , Bel-Ridge , Champaign , Sterling , Youngstown , Philadelphia , Boston , Atlanta , Teterboro , Salt Lake City , Milwaukee

Graybar reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(1,266 total reviews)

Kathleen M. Mazzarella

60% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Graybar has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,266 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).

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1K reviews

1.0

Oct 13, 2021

Recent Grads / Entry Level job seekers: Look elsewhere

Project specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Graybar has a good 401(k) plan, that includes profit sharing bonuses paid out yearly. They also offer stock purchasing plan, where you are allotted X number of shares to buy (Always $20) at the end of the year and given quarterly payouts on a per share basis. 3 weeks of paid vacation time is also very nice.

Cons

The pay is just simply not enough at Graybar. Especially for the amount of work you are tasked with doing. As a project specialist, you are tasked with entering and effectively managing the largest orders your branch receives. However, if you work in a smaller branch like mine, you will also be forced to run up to the counter to assist walk in customers, help answer any inbound calls on the main line, and even run to the back to help receive in shipments. It becomes impossible to do your job, and creates levels of stress that just isn't worth the pittance Graybar is willing to pay you.

1.0

Oct 12, 2021

Look elsewhere.

Inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Vacation and healthcare are good.

Cons

Work-life balance is horrible. You come in and work like a dog. Outside sales reps do nothing but pawn work off on CSR’s, ISR’s. They meet with customers and play golf or eat and drink on the job. Don’t do their jobs. Quotes pod’s will not quote unless a OSR sends it to them. Huge boys club, if you like frat environments then look no further. Pay is below industry average too, if you want to make good money run away as fast as possible too. The 401k match is horrible. Have to put in 6% so they’ll do 3%. Employee stock is horrible. You’re giving the company a loan advance on available cash. They take your 20$ per share, and you get no return but 20$ in the future. 20$ now isn’t eh same as 20$ in the future. You get dividends of 10 cents and 30 cents and every 75 years they go crazy and maybe give you 1-7$ per share somehow. They just use your cash as available cash. Margins are thin in distribution. Not a good company to work for.

1.0

Oct 9, 2021

Trust me, do not work here.

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Established company, benefits and 401k are decent but haven’t changed them for decades

Cons

Pay is terrible, they haven’t changed their structure in 30 years. They advertise their Fortune 500 status to young college students but don’t offer any decent advancement until over 10 years of working there. Constant micromanagement that has caused almost the entire customer service team to quit. You literally can’t take a day off in sales without being behind because there isn’t anyone else to help them.

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