Does McMaster-Carr pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, McMaster-Carr employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at McMaster-Carr. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at McMaster-Carr?

28% of McMaster-Carr employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated McMaster-Carr 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.2 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at McMaster-Carr?

Management Trainee (80) , Supervisor (67) , Manager (48) , Business Operations Specialist (46) , Generalist (40) , Operations Manager (29) , Operations Supervisor (28) , Bin Filler (22) , Customer Service Representative (21) , Distribution Generalist (21) , Warehouse Distribution Specialist (21) , Management (20) , Operations Specialist (20) , Distribution Specialist (18) , Sales (17)

What are the pros of working at McMaster-Carr according to real employee reviews?

"Great compensation and will pay for education" ((in 210 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 90 reviews)); "Work/Life balance can be good (depends on the team)" ((in 73 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 66 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 60 reviews))

What are the cons of working at McMaster-Carr according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management" ((in 122 reviews)); "Those are the people who last long enough to become promoted and perpetuate the toxic culture." ((in 112 reviews)); "Bad managers never last long there." ((in 57 reviews)); "aggressive and each department gets a new supervisor 2" ((in 47 reviews)); "Upper management was also oddly apathetic, someone in your direct organization could be fired, seemingly at random, and no one would ever acknowledge it." ((in 37 reviews))

What are employees saying about McMaster-Carr layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed McMaster-Carr locations?

Elmhurst , Atlanta , Robbinsville , Santa Fe Springs , Aurora , Chicago , Los Angeles , Santa Fe Springs , Douglasville , Cleveland , Robinsville , Princeton , Norwalk , Jersey City , Trenton , Philadelphia , Edison , Lambertville , New Brunswick , Toms River , Vineland , Bloomingdale , Gurnee , Lombard , Mount Prospect , Park Forest , Elmhurst , New York , Phoenix , Atlanta

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McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr reviews

2.8

28% would recommend to a friend

(1,370 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

30% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.2

Culture & values

2.1

Career opportunities

2.0

Senior management

McMaster-Carr has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,370 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The McMaster-Carr employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Feb 12, 2024

Constant changes

Bin filler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is nice for what you do

Cons

Be ready for shift changes wherever

5.0

Feb 11, 2024

Great

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, people, work life balance

Cons

Not thrilling work, not curing cancer, but we aren’t causing it either

1.0

Feb 8, 2024

Horrible

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. Good pay. Everything else is horrible

Cons

Horrible place to be. They fire people like crazy

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Jobs at McMaster-Carr

Distribution Operations

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