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 profit sharing" ((in 209 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 87 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 76 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 62 reviews)); "Bonuses were great although taxed so high that it's almost not even worth it." ((in 60 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 125 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 58 reviews)); "aggressive and each department gets a new supervisor 2" ((in 49 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 39 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 reviews

2.8

29% would recommend to a friend

(1,363 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 1,363 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

3.0

Aug 15, 2016

Okay. Trust your Gut and the Reviews.

Business operation specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary and benefits package as well as work life balance. Strict 9 to 5 and they dont like overtime.

Cons

Robtic and tedious work. No room for growth. The cultural is unique very high school like with clicks. Managers are kids fresh out of Ivy colleges with little to no experience in managing people.

1.0

Aug 14, 2016

Management Trainee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The hourly employees. They single handedly are capable of ensuring the place makes money in the absence of an audit system to check for dysfunctionality at the Regional and Director positions.

Cons

Misleading what you will actually be doing in a management role. During the interview process they will tell you all the exciting ideas and creative process you will be contributing to the company. In actuality the reality of it all sets in and you end up following the directives of the Regional and Director levels. You must be agreeable or you become ostracized. It's a small group of intellectuals with zero knowledge of what's actually going on. These people have given up unbelievable training at the best schools to settle for these positions. HR is not impartial to anything except the narrative the Regionals and Directors are driving. So much potential as a company. They make money hand over fist for now, but they will eventually begin the downturn slowly. Think Kodak and Blockbuster.

5.0

Jul 27, 2016

Revceiving

Receiving associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, hours, money, proximity to my house

Cons

Monotony. job is monotonous and boring

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