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 210 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 89 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 74 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 65 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 61 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 123 reviews)); "People succeed here by reinforcing the toxic culture and talking behind people's backs in order to get ahead." ((in 110 reviews)); "Bad managers never last long there." ((in 55 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 36 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

(1,362 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 1,362 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

Dec 23, 2015

Former "Generalist", "Operations Specialist", "Customer Service Representative"

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The only reason this company is getting any stars is the people, benefits and salary structure. I have never made so much money from such a menial position. I even got my MBA on their dime. They make it a practice to hire unique, people, so I made a lot of good friends there.

Cons

There is practically zero growth potential. You are not allowed to voice your opinions, unless you are looking to get fired. People with real potential are shifted back into the masses and then given lateral "promotions", but generally set up for failure to do tasks that do not suit them or their skill sets.

2.0

Dec 17, 2015

Lack of concern for employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and end of year bonus.

Cons

They hire non experienced fresh out of ivy league for management. If hired as something other than management, you will go nowhere. You can be a shining star to some management, but once ONE manager dislikes you, your stay is over. I had great reviews for years and then I got a manager who disliked me and it was nothing but bad reviews. After 6 years of nothing but accolades and rewards they put me through a roller coaster year of "You're doing great" and "You suck, you're job is in jeopardy", they let me go.

2.0

Dec 16, 2015

Masters of Efficiency

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very quick to respond to customers, very efficient at everything they do. Benefits are very, very good.

Cons

Huge amounts of turnover based off of people quitting and getting fired. I never saw anyone smile there. The work culture is awful, and it seems like the company just tries to throw money at their employees so that they feel "valued."

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