Is Mary Kay a good company to work for?

Mary Kay has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,438 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 .

Does Mary Kay pay their employees well?

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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mary Kay?

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.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mary Kay?

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)

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

"Great benefits and wages." ((in 77 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and I enjoyed my projects." ((in 62 reviews)); "fantastic and free training always!" ((in 33 reviews)); "I love having my college degree but I love the quick and great money you can make!" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 30 reviews))

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

"poor management to deal with." ((in 24 reviews)); "Low salary for marketing position" ((in 15 reviews)); "Better communication between groups are to be desired." ((in 7 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 6 reviews)); "buidling, cronyism, backstabbing and bullying are rampant and often encouraged by upper management." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mary Kay layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Mary Kay locations?

Dallas , Addison , Lewisville , New York , Miami , Atlanta , Chicago , Austin , Houston , San Antonio , Los Angeles , Las Vegas , Salt Lake City , Carrollton , Fort Worth , Nashville , Fort Wayne , Cleveland , Lancaster , San Diego , Rexburg , Saint Louis , Phoenix , Detroit , Oklahoma City , Broken Arrow , Raleigh , Dayton , Sacramento , Spokane

Mary Kay reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,019 total reviews)

Ryan Rogers

73% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Mary Kay has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,019 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mary Kay employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Feb 1, 2013

Best opportunity in the world!

Independent beauty consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant gives me the flexibility to keep my work and life in balance. I get awesome training and mentoring, and work with sharp, positive women doing something we love. Best of all, I know I'm making a difference in others' lives.

Cons

Sometimes it is difficult to be a self-starter! Nobody is going to make you go to work, you have to motivate yourself and make something happen.

5.0

Dec 5, 2012

It's What You Make of It!

Independent future sales director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You are paid according to your efforts. If you put the time and energy into the business, it is a successeful enterprise. You can start your own business without having to invent your own business and everything about it.

Cons

While not really a "Con", it certainly takes discipline and dedication to be successful. But that's the case with any entrepreneurial endeavor.

3.0

Aug 6, 2012

If you like to do everything by yourself, it's a great job

Beauty consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great female social life if you're in the right unit with women your age If you have a good party, you can make unlimited amounts of cash

Cons

Talk about makeup and skin care all day, every day. You will be bombarded to the point of irritancy by emails, updates, specials, contests. Unreliable income - there's no pay. Your commission is your pay, so if you're not selling, your not making anything. The only way to make a career out of MK is to recruit others into your team, make commission off their sales, grow your team to move up in the company. If you stay at the beauty consultant level you are living from sale to sale. You have to buy the product first, you have to pay lots of $$ in samples, supplies, shipping, discounts. You don't really get the commission they say you will get because it's impossible to sell their product for such a steep price, so you end up giving away your commission in sales and discounts.

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