Item: Mary Kay
Rating: 5
Author: Independent Senior Beauty Consultant

Question 1

Is Mary Kay a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Mary Kay has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,437 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Mary Kay to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Mary Kay have been left by employees working as Independent Senior Beauty Consultant, Independent Sales Director and Senior Consultant.

Question 2

Does Mary Kay pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mary Kay employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mary Kay. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Mary Kay?

Accepted Answer

74% of Mary Kay employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Mary Kay 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mary Kay?

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Independent Beauty Consultant (199), Consultor (133), Consultor De Vendas (63), Consultor De Beleza (56), Consultor Sênior (47), Consultor De Beleza Independente (44), Consultant (36), Diretor De Vendas Independente (33), Diretor (30), Líder De Grupo (26), Sales Associate (25), Beauty Consultant (24), Independent Consultant (23), Sales Director (22), Customer Service Representative (18)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"Benefits are great to have" ((in 81 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and I enjoyed my projects." ((in 63 reviews)); "I love having my college degree but I love the quick and great money you can make!" ((in 35 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 31 reviews)); "fantastic and free training always!" ((in 31 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"poor management to deal with." ((in 26 reviews)); "Better communication between groups are to be desired." ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management is very  unresponsive to very poor lower managers and doesn't work to help them (i've seen this across several departments)." ((in 5 reviews)); "They will use anything against you, pick at things you are doing wrong even when they make those same mistakes but it is only acknowledged when someone else does it, they play favoritism and they truly are not nice people like they act to be." ((in 5 reviews)); "Office politics is really bad." ((in 4 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Mary Kay layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

What Mary Kay locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Accepted Answer

Houston, San Antonio, Atlanta, Austin, New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Dallas, Lewisville

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