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?

28% 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 (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 the profit sharing is excellent" ((in 212 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 82 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 73 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 67 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 50 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 116 reviews)); "Those are the people who last long enough to become promoted and perpetuate the toxic culture." ((in 109 reviews)); "Bad managers never last long there." ((in 59 reviews)); "aggressive and each department gets a new supervisor 2" ((in 46 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

McMaster-Carr reviews

2.7

28% would recommend to a friend

(1,363 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

31% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,363 reviews)

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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

2.0

Jul 7, 2011

Sold my soul to the devil for money

Warehouse specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay exceeds most companies. Free medical, dental, and vision. Company paid pension and 100% tuition reimbursement. Discounts on tickets. Year end bonus

Cons

Spent 5 years to build my career only to leave and come to McMaster Carr and be lied to about the position. It turns out that a Warehouse specialist is just a glorified picker. Yes, I said an order picker. If you didn't graduate from an Ivy League school your pretty much a bottom feeder in their eyes. There is no career growth. Managers and supervisors quit at least every 6 months.

1.0

Jun 6, 2011

Terrible

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and great people (co-workers).

Cons

Unable to move up unless you came in as a management trainee. People get fired left and right.

1.0

Jun 1, 2011

The worst place I have ever worked!

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The only reason to work here is for the Bonus and even that didn't make me stay!

Cons

They spend so much time screening and interviewing people who usually have solid work history only to constantly tear them down! The Feedback is ovewhelming and so depressing that one starts to believe they don't how to enter a simple order. The Turnover is shocking to the outside world however, internally it makes perfect sense. They terminate their most LOYAL people after 20+ years of service......they boot them out with a mere your no longer meeting "our" expecatations. THey have amaizing benefits but you can never get time off to use them. Their is no such thing as work life balance. They tell you when, what time and how and either you like or you know where the door is.

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