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 (28) , 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" ((in 208 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 89 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 77 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 68 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 56 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 107 reviews)); "Bad managers never last long there." ((in 57 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

McMaster-Carr reviews

2.8

29% would recommend to a friend

(1,367 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 1,367 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

4.0

May 15, 2024

Great benefits

Educator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and set working times hourly workers.

Cons

Return to office is increasing.

2.0

May 14, 2024

Weird

Management trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They pay is the best you'll find for a nontechnical / nonfinance role

Cons

The culture is not great and the turnover is extremely high. The projects are not stimulating

2.0

May 14, 2024

Not a positive work environment

Generalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and salary, although starting salaries no longer appear to be keeping up with the industry standard.

Cons

Negative work environment. You are constantly reminded of your errors. Employees are micromanaged and their productivity is measured down to 15-minute increments. They have a naive, constantly rotating, management group that has to deal with their own possibility of employment termination so they do very little managing and much more dictating.

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Jobs at McMaster-Carr

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