Does Carter Machinery pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Carter Machinery employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Carter Machinery. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Carter Machinery?

84% of Carter Machinery employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Carter Machinery 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Carter Machinery?

Field Service Technician (7) , Technician (7) , Warehouse Associate (6) , Mechanic (3) , Project Manager (3) , Sales (3) , Service Supervisor (3) , Branch Manager (2) , Diesel Technician (2) , Engineering (2) , Heavy Equipment Mechanic (2) , Heavy Equipment Technician (2) , Manager (2) , Marketing (2) , Marketing Intern (2)

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

"Benefits are good for health insurance and retirement" ((in 21 reviews)); "The company has good pay and hours" ((in 14 reviews)); "great people to work with" ((in 11 reviews)); "Coworkers were great." ((in 5 reviews)); "Company truly cares about its employees" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Some management has been promoted due to tenure, not experience" ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management is old" ((in 6 reviews)); "Some supervisors are a little hard to work with until you have worked with them a bit." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Carter Machinery layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Carter Machinery locations?

Salem , Richmond , Chesapeake , Baltimore , Manassas , Roanoke , Williamsburg , Dulles , Sterling , Elkridge , Essex , Myersville , Norton , Virginia Beach , Winchester , Indian Trail , Princeton , Annapolis , Waldorf , Felton , District Heights , Clearbrook , Tidewater

Carter Machinery reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(123 total reviews)

Drew Parker

95% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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Carter Machinery has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 123 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Carter Machinery employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

123 reviews

4.0

Nov 29, 2025

Job

Field service technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Busy and hands on experience with state of the art equipment.

Cons

Lots of traffic in area , pay seemed low for area CoL

3.0

Nov 25, 2025

Honest review

Branch manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good balance between work life and personal life. Benefits, new equipment

Cons

Software not up to date, lack of training,

3.0

Oct 15, 2025

Busy, decent pay

Warehouse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Manager and supervisor never shied away from doing the work with us Good raises based on work ethic and length of employment (with exceptions*)

Cons

An entire shift was fired during my employment in this department which in return made it way more difficult to keep pace and not work yourself to death *Top pay can get hit quick depending on your work ethic and length of employment resulting in needing to leave the department for higher pay If you work hard, expect to be worked harder but if you don’t work hard you can expect to be allowed to get away with it for about a year to 1.5 years Company prides themselves on low turn over rate and many options for growth but sadly I saw way too many good employees leave because the company never gave them opportunities to grow and they always were turned down and the company would put others in positions that should never been there to begin with.

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Jobs at Carter Machinery

RETAIL SALES ASSOCIATE

MARINE APPRENTICE TECHNICIAN

DATA CENTER PROJECT MANAGER

MARINE APPRENTICE TECHNICIAN