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?

29% 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 (39) , Operations Manager (29) , Operations Supervisor (27) , Bin Filler (22) , Customer Service Representative (21) , Distribution Generalist (21) , Warehouse Distribution Specialist (21) , Management (20) , Operations Specialist (20) , Distribution Specialist (17) , Sales (17)

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

"Great pay and the profit sharing is excellent" ((in 212 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 93 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 78 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 64 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 63 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 116 reviews)); "People succeed here by reinforcing the toxic culture and talking behind people's backs in order to get ahead." ((in 109 reviews)); "Bad managers never last long there." ((in 57 reviews)); "aggressive and each department gets a new supervisor 2" ((in 48 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 38 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

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr reviews

2.8

29% would recommend to a friend

(1,365 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

30% approve of CEO

45% 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 1,365 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Nov 11, 2016

Sales support

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you work hard they truly look after you.

Cons

Sometimes young MT's and young supervisors need to improve there people skills

3.0

Nov 7, 2016

Good comp; culture needs work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation. Education reimbursement covered masters program with no strings attached. Very normal hours with no expectation of take home work.

Cons

Very political culture. Perception was more important than reality and that was openly discussed. It was often times more important to highlight the bad rather than fix the actual crux of the problem.

4.0

Oct 14, 2016

Amazing Company

Receiving operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pros of this company are that the benefits are above and beyond. Its the cleanest warehouse you will ever come across and well organized.

Cons

Some management and supervision jobs are filled by fresh out of Ivy League graduates that are new to the work force and can be frustrating to work with at times. To move up in the company does not happen often at all.

Viewing 949 - 951 of 1,365 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Tokyo Electron

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

College Works Painting

4.0★Compensation & Benefits

Network Rail

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

Student Painters, LLC

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at McMaster-Carr

Distribution Operations

Distribution Operations

IT Operations Technician

Distribution Operations

Distribution Operations