Is United Rentals a good company to work for?

United Rentals has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,563 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 84% of employees would recommend working at United Rentals to a friend and 78% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about United Rentals have been left by employees working as Intern , District Sales Manager and Strategic Account Manager .

Does United Rentals pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, United Rentals employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at United Rentals. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at United Rentals?

84% of United Rentals employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated United Rentals 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at United Rentals?

Outside Sales Representative (286) , Inside Sales Representative (279) , Branch Manager (166) , Sales Representative (70) , Equipment Associate (52) , Field Service Technician (49) , Operations Manager (45) , ISR- Inside Sales Representative (39) , Sales Intern (39) , Sales Associate (36) , Service Manager (35) , Manager (33) , Truck Driver (32) , OSR Outside Sales Representative (31) , Service Technician (28)

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

"Great benefits and they try to put a system in place to make the job easy." ((in 299 reviews)); "Good hours and pay for the week and no weekends ever" ((in 202 reviews)); "Great people to work with..every one willing to help out and work as a team" ((in 105 reviews)); "I appreciate that shares its success with the employees through company stock grants to all employees and great benefit offerings." ((in 48 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 40 reviews))

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

"This company is losing a lot of talented employees to their competition because of poor management." ((in 142 reviews)); "Long hours and then the" ((in 72 reviews)); "Direct manager was micro" ((in 43 reviews)); "Long hours are necessary to keep up with sometimes overwhelming demand" ((in 22 reviews)); "If you have a bad branch manager you will get almost no support." ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about United Rentals layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed United Rentals locations?

Charlotte , Houston , Atlanta , San Antonio , Austin , Dallas , Stamford , Phoenix , Baton Rouge , Los Angeles , Denver , Portland , Tampa , Boston , Chicago , Baltimore , Jacksonville , Oklahoma City , Memphis , Indianapolis , New York , Tulsa , Raleigh , Las Vegas , Orlando , Salt Lake City , Saint Louis , La Porte , Columbus , Charleston

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78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

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174 reviews

3.0

May 5, 2025

Great Job, if the people are also great

Equipment associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pay, and benefits package (depending on where you are) Unionized OTJ training

Cons

Some sites may not be unionized. A lot of the people running it are mismanaged.

United Rentals Response

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are pleased to hear your positive feedback, but regret to hear your characterization of your employment with United Rentals as it relates to management experience. We take concerns like the ones that you have raised seriously and welcome the opportunity to speak with you to learn more. If you're willing, we encourage you to call the Company’s Anonymous Employee Alertline at 1-877-HELP-URI. Thank you!

3.0

Sep 25, 2025

Great starting point

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility with work Management is understanding Pay is consistent CEO approval

Cons

not enough equipment poor communication lack of training and OJT not enough employees

5.0

Apr 2, 2025

Great Company

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Significant Earning Potential Desire to Hire from within On the Job Training Competant Mangement

Cons

Politics Sometimes unobtainable metrics typical of a Fortune 500 Company Sometimes Work life balance is difficult

3.0

May 18, 2025

Not bad but not great

Shop technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, good branch manager, freedom to work independently.

Cons

Serious lack of training for technicians, little opportunity for overtime. Benefits are average at best, little opportunity for advancement for shop technicians. Middle management can be arrogant and unapproachable. Other companies in the area offer better pay.

3.0

Jun 19, 2025

Great job for experience

Isr- inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training, exposure to different parts of the oil and gas industry, great co-workers

Cons

No personable CEO engagement, growth is not determined by experience

4.0

Jun 10, 2026

Strong training but convoluted onboarding process

Equipment associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extensive training and cross branch support

Cons

The onboarding process is convoluted

4.0

Dec 2, 2025

Decent

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Training, security, recognized brand, benefits and rrsp match

Cons

Very corporate, lack of innovation, boring, 10 year employees kill ambition.

5.0

May 7, 2025

Awesome place to work

Business development representative (bdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hybrid schedule, uncapped monthly bonus, non micro management

Cons

You're in the office 5 days per week once you get out of new hire training for the first 90 days

4.0

Aug 12, 2025

Great Company to work for.

Foreman

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Steady Work Great benefits Great environment Give you the tools and training to move up

Cons

No real cons to United

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