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 217 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 85 reviews)); "Work/Life balance can be good (depends on the team)" ((in 73 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 62 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 61 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 117 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 50 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

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McMaster-Carr

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

May 31, 2016

Salary & benefits are great, company culture is terrible.

Bin filler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary and benefits are great, it's hard to find a job making that much money doing that kind of work. The benefits are unmatched, profit sharing, no cost insurance with a low deductible, and a yearly bonus.

Cons

The company culture is horrible. Management are all burned out and don't care about anything and the workers are constantly scared of being fired. One too many slip ups and they'll send you packing. There's very little training, they just throw you into things and expect that you pick it up quickly. Workers are stressed and management doesn't make that easier. They never promote from within, they always hire some ivory tower kid straight out of his Harvard MBA, so there is absolutely zero upward mobility.

1.0

May 29, 2016

Mindless and boring work... Management targets people to fire to meet a quota

Data entry

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, the co-workers are really nice, cafeteria is ok. Recently renovated offices. Won't let you take the work home which is nice.

Cons

Do not trust any of the management trainees or whatever they are called. They will target you and try and get you fired. This place is nothing like what they tell you in an interview. There is NO career growth unless you're in the management trainee program (not an opt in program based on performance, they only hire "top tier" kids straight out of college into it). Hostile working environment.

5.0

May 19, 2016

High expectations aren't for everyone

Operations supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, benefits etc. Many of the comments are from people who couldn't keep up with the high expectations of McMaster. Due to this, they blame management or some other part of the process. If you work hard you are rewarded with some of the best pay, and very consistent only 8-hour days in the business. This job/benefits are earned in the operation, not at the interview.

Cons

Certain roles are less interesting than others. There is a lot of management movement, which is on purpose to keep things fresh, but sometimes takes a bit to adjust to.

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