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?

25% of McMaster-Carr employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated McMaster-Carr 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.1 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at McMaster-Carr?

Management Trainee (81) , 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 bonus." ((in 213 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 90 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 78 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 72 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 63 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 120 reviews)); "People succeed here by reinforcing the toxic culture and talking behind people's backs in order to get ahead." ((in 108 reviews)); "Bad managers never last long there." ((in 60 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 40 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

2.7

25% would recommend to a friend

(1,363 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

29% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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McMaster-Carr has an employee rating of 2.7 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 27% below average for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Sep 14, 2025

Great Place to Work

Customer advocate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work, Life Balance. Great benefits

Cons

I don’t have any cons

3.0

Sep 14, 2025

Good Place to Start

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, benefits, profit-sharing, the $$$ basically.

Cons

Depending on the team, you can experience pretty different WLB. There's also paranoia about who's going to get fired next due to the high expectations.

4.0

Aug 21, 2025

Great pay and benefits come with high expectations

Engineering manager 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great pay and benefits - Highly capable co-workers - Variety of technical learning opportunities - Ability to develop in a well-rounded manner - High expectations

Cons

- slow technical movement - late night support rotation calls

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Jobs at McMaster-Carr

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