Does McMaster-Carr pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, McMaster-Carr employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at McMaster-Carr. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at McMaster-Carr?

24% 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 2.0 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 (28) , Operations Supervisor (27) , Bin Filler (22) , Distribution Generalist (21) , Warehouse Distribution Specialist (21) , Customer Service Representative (20) , 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 compensation and will pay for education" ((in 216 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 96 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 73 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 65 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 60 reviews))

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

"No promotion bad management no room for growth" ((in 112 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 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 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.

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McMaster-Carr reviews

2.6

24% would recommend to a friend

(1,354 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

30% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.1

Culture & values

2.0

Career opportunities

1.9

Senior management

McMaster-Carr has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,354 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The McMaster-Carr employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Jan 17, 2010

Neutral

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent health benefits, profit sharing,pension plan,tuition reimbursement,vacation days, awesome people that have become lifelong friends.

Cons

The regular employees are not respected, in fact they are disrespected on a daily basis. Its incredible what upper management gets away with....its almost like part of there training program is Treat Your Employees Like Idiots 101.

4.0

Dec 4, 2009

Quirky but impressive company that prospers from running a complex operation with obsessive care.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- No shortage of brilliant, interesting coworkers - Incredible benefits

Cons

- Politics run deeper and play untoward roles in many more personnel moves than is apparent to most employees.

3.0

Dec 2, 2009

A job, not a career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- excellent compensation and benefits - HR is knowledgeable and helpful - no overtime - Cafeteria food is pretty good and there's a good selection in the many vending machines (I'm easy to please) - co-workers - wicked smart and totally awesome, and totally underappreciated

Cons

- 12 year-old managers (well, barely out of college) with zero work experience and even less social skills - micro-management at its finest - favoritism IMO - consistent in its inconsistency regarding goals and procedures - in a broader sense, it is apparent, especially these days, that the company is too reactive rather than proactive in keeping up with the changing marketplace and employee culture.

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Jobs at McMaster-Carr

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