Does SanMar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SanMar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SanMar. This rating has improved by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SanMar?

67% of SanMar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SanMar 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SanMar?

Account Executive (65) , Processor (11) , Order Picker (9) , Account Coordinator (7) , Customer Service Representative (7) , Production (7) , Supervisor (7) , Project Manager (5) , Warehouse Associate (5) , Equipment Operator (4) , Operations Engineer (4) , Territory Manager (4) , Analyst (3) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (3) , Warehouse Worker (3)

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

"Good benefits and employees appreciation" ((in 42 reviews)); "The people at SanMar are nice." ((in 39 reviews)); "Laid back casual office atmosphere also a plus and good work/life balance for most positions." ((in 28 reviews)); "The hours are great, the ability to work from home is amazing, and the job is very easy if you're nice." ((in 26 reviews)); "Great culture (feels like a family)" ((in 21 reviews))

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

"The pay is low and not competitive." ((in 49 reviews)); "The salary is low but there are many company perks." ((in 14 reviews)); "Bullying and favoritism is common place" ((in 8 reviews)); "The stress is also present for the Supervisors, who have to fight these fires and assuage the frustration of the hourly employees." ((in 6 reviews)); "upper management are mostly home grown" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about SanMar layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed SanMar locations?

Issaquah , Seattle , Preston , Jacksonville , West Chester , Sparks , Irving , Robbinsville , Avondale , Shakopee , Dallas , Reno , Phoenix , Cincinnati , Ashland , Minneapolis , Bothell , Jackson , Boise , Idaho Falls , Charlottesville , Frisco , Houston , Texas City , Knoxville , Nashville , Hamilton , Dayton , Lakewood , Denver

SanMar reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(420 total reviews)

Marty Lott

85% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

SanMar has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 420 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SanMar 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

420 reviews

3.0

Aug 16, 2020

Fun

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, nice customers, easy work

Cons

Horrible pay, micro managers, boring

SanMar Response

5y

We appreciate you sharing your feedback. Glad to hear you enjoyed your interactions with our customers. We take pride in working with the best. We have a Managing Essentials training course that we are currently putting all Managers through with the intention to continually improve our management staff.

5.0

Aug 1, 2019

Amazing place to work

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can work from home, the company actually cares about every single employee.

Cons

I don’t have anything negative to say about my position or my company.

SanMar Response

6y

Thank you so much for your feedback. We're so glad to hear you're enjoying the SanMar family!

4.0

Jun 14, 2019

Rapidly growing company, changing corporate culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company- I've been there many years and there has never been layoffs. Family owned, sportswear company so you can dress casually and there's a nice employee discount and a wide variety of clothing to buy. Having a company cafe at corporate is convenient and somewhat subsidized.

Cons

The original owner has turned day to day operations over to a son and the culture is definitely changing- not necessarily for the better. There's less company wide celebrations. Some departments get to have fun and others don't. The founder used to walk around and get to know employees and that doesn't happen anymore. Don't feel appreciated very often. Too much emphasis on fundraising.

SanMar Response

7y

Thank you so much for sharing your feedback and your many years of service at SanMar! We are happy to hear that you have enjoyed the stability of our company, our employee product discount, the casual dress environment, and our onsite café. Our company has experienced incredible growth over the past 48 years. During that time, our culture has evolved as our population grew but continues to be shaped around our SanMar family values. In 2019, we’ve made a concentrated effort to have fewer small fundraisers and offer more purely fun events to appreciate our employees. That being said, partnering with local non-profit organizations for our annual charitable giving campaign is near and dear to our family owners and an important piece of how we engage with and give back to our local community.

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