Does Ryerson pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ryerson employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ryerson. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ryerson?

70% of Ryerson employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ryerson 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ryerson?

Inside Sales Representative (67) , Outside Sales Representative (23) , Sales (13) , Sales Representative (13) , Account Representative (8) , Inside Sales (7) , Customer Experience Representative (6) , Machine Operator (6) , Operations Supervisor (6) , Graduate Student (5) , Manager (5) , Research Assistant (4) , Sales Associate (4) , Sales Intern (4) , Teaching Assistant (4)

What are the pros of working at Ryerson according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits a lot of overtime" ((in 34 reviews)); "Good pay got paid weekly bonuses were good" ((in 31 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 15 reviews)); "Company had a Great culture" ((in 15 reviews)); "Team work is good among coworkers" ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ryerson according to real employee reviews?

"Upper management is highly over paid while workers are underpaid." ((in 16 reviews)); "People truly leave bad managers, that statement is true, even though you realized the company isn't great." ((in 8 reviews)); "Been talking about an IPO for years now, unrealistic performance thresholds from Platinum Equity = no bonus." ((in 8 reviews)); "High stress." ((in 5 reviews)); "Long hours." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ryerson layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ryerson layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ryerson in 2026.

What Ryerson locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Charlotte , Denver , Coon Rapids , Lisle , Atlanta , Minneapolis , Norcross , Chicago , Houston , Phoenix

Ryerson reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(439 total reviews)

Edward Lehner

88% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Senior management

Ryerson has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 439 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ryerson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

439 reviews

1.0

Oct 26, 2012

Concerned about bottom line only- could care less about employees

Mis

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that I can think of. The company went from being at the top of the metals industry to the bottom very rapidly. New management has done nothing to resurrect the Ryerson brand they may in fact be making it worse.

Cons

CEO shares his political views in CEO webcasts, ridiculous Upper management is highly over paid while workers are underpaid. No concern for employees, the only thing management worries about is the bottom line No career advancement at all

1.0

Oct 19, 2012

Ryerson was a good place to work they used to care about their employee's

Anonymou stockman

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that I could think of at this time.

Cons

Bought out by Platinum then sold out the union employee's at Cincinnati plant. Management was the problem in Cincinnati not the warehouse employee's, Men with 15+ working years let go with no regard to their years of service or experience. Ryerson was an awesome company to work for until it was sold to Platinum.

2.0

Oct 14, 2012

They just don't care

Burner

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Their 401K by Fidelity matches 100% on the first 4% and 50% on the next 2% you contribute for a total of 5% which is totally 100% vested as soon as you join.They pay you for all the major holidays and you earn a week vacation every 6 months.

Cons

Ryerson(corporate) management have no real clue what goes on by the local management at local service centers.Where I worked the management and sales people got quarterly bonus for production by the warehouse workers which got nothing.They pushed us and abused us with verbal intimidation and threats.They made us do illegal procedures to boost profits for there quarterly bonuses.We had no union where I worked so there was little recourse.

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