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

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

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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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1K reviews

2.0

Feb 2, 2025

Unrealistic Expectations

Products and publishing generalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Benefits: great parental leave, medical benefits at no (premium) cost, cash profit sharing, retirement benefit * Hybrid work model * High quality co-workers * Ability to turn work "off" at the end of the day

Cons

Micromanaging is out of control. There is no trust or transparency between management and generalists. Whenever you and your team works hard and does well to have any success they change the goal posts and make it impossibly hard to be successful again. I'm all for high expectations but within reason. It feel like they always need someone 'failing' in order to feel like they're being successful.

1.0

Jan 30, 2025

Too toxic

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits, work life balance (in some roles)

Cons

Everything. If you even make one mistake, they are so unforgiving. You can get a successful performance review one day and they can fire you the next month. Upper management is so toxic and rude and scary. They truly operate on a culture of fear and I don’t know one person who works at the company who enjoys their time. Everyone it’s constantly anxious and it is not worth the health problems. This is a job, not a career. None of the roles are transferable to other companies since most of the opportunities are very niche. I would only work here if you expect to stay for less than two years.

3.0

Jan 28, 2025

Great pay and benefits

People partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay/benefits Job stability You aren’t going to be bothered outside of work

Cons

Most managers never worked any place else Unnecessary NIH mentality Case study for Peter Principal

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