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" ((in 38 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 27 reviews)); "Work from home is good and the pay is good for what we do." ((in 24 reviews)); "Great culture (feels like a family)" ((in 22 reviews)); "They are very good to their employees.Marty cares about each person and tries the see and know each person in every facility ." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"The pay is low and not competitive." ((in 51 reviews)); "The salary is low but there are many company perks." ((in 13 reviews)); "And too much favoritism!" ((in 6 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 4 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?

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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

Mar 28, 2019

SQA Managers - No family values

Software quality assurance analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sometimes flexible in work schedule, CEO, Cafe.

Cons

SQA management not friendly. Only cares about their career advancement. Talks down to employees. Changes mind frequently. Removing work-life balance. Low pay, high stress.

SanMar Response

7y

Thank you so much for sharing your feedback! We're glad to hear you have a positive view of our amazing CEO, work schedule flexibility, and our onsite cafe. Embodiment of the SanMar family values by our managers is very important to us and we're sorry to hear that hasn't been your experience. We invite you to connect with HR so we may support you in navigating the concerns you're experiencing with your manager.

2.0

Mar 28, 2019

Not a logical environment....

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work at home. They provide the equipment. Occasional samples of products. Training in Washington showed they have a really nice office and cafeteria. Great company. The owner is awesome. The motto is awesome. The company's ethics toward their customers is super awesome.

Cons

A lot of work at little pay. I was trying to take a less stressful job and was taking a pay increase to have a more laxed job....not the case. As an Acct Exec you do the job of 3 people and get paid for 1 job. SOME supervisors are clueless and just keep telling you to try doing things a different way. Well there is no way possible for one person to do the job of 3 people for minimal pay and the bonus was not worth it.

SanMar Response

7y

Thank you so much for sharing your feedback! We are glad to hear that you had a positive view of our company ethics and our awesome owner! We appreciate you providing excellent customer service to our customers in your time at SanMar. We're sorry to hear that the workload felt intense and not on par with the compensation you received. The good news is that we have committed to increased hiring for this department this year and are actively reviewing our approach to compensation as we speak. We also appreciate your feedback on your experience surrounding supervisor assignments and will be sure to share this back with our leadership team. We wish you all the best in your future role!

2.0

Feb 23, 2019

Average

Sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to learn and grow.

Cons

Work environment not good because of strong industry exposure.

SanMar Response

7y

While we appreciate feedback that can guide prospective employees in their career search, we’re unfamiliar with this office location and job title. We're afraid you may have confused us with Sanmar Group. We wish you all the best!

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