Is Graybar a good company to work for?

Graybar has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,312 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 49% of employees would recommend working at Graybar to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Graybar have been left by employees working as Manager , Sales Manager and Sales Associate .

Does Graybar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Graybar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Graybar. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Graybar?

49% of Graybar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Graybar 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Graybar?

Outside Sales Representative (96) , Inside Sales Representative (86) , Customer Service Representative (76) , Sales Representative (70) , Sales Trainee (60) , Material Handler (42) , Project Specialist (42) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (34) , Sales (34) , Manager (19) , Account Manager (16) , Branch Administrator (14) , Project Manager (13) , Counter Sales Representative (12) , Sales Manager (12)

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

"Very laid back environment great benefits" ((in 218 reviews)); "Great people and atmosphere." ((in 80 reviews)); "Branch culture is great." ((in 31 reviews)); "A few of the coworkers were nice" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"People stay in positions for years and there is no accountability for poor performance or poor management." ((in 103 reviews)); "Low pay but they send recent college grads all over the country for “training” where they basically just party." ((in 100 reviews)); "No training from management" ((in 41 reviews)); "Low salary makes it hard to not look else where" ((in 30 reviews)); "Some managers have outdated styles (also getting better)." ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Graybar layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Graybar locations?

Saint Louis , Minneapolis , Seattle , Chicago , Charlotte , Dallas , Orlando , New York , Raleigh , Dublin , Indianapolis , Glendale Heights , Phoenix , Houston , Tampa , Diamond Bar , Maryland Heights , Denver , Pittsburgh , Belleville , Bel-Ridge , Champaign , Sterling , Youngstown , Philadelphia , Boston , Atlanta , Teterboro , Salt Lake City , Milwaukee

Graybar reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(1,266 total reviews)

Kathleen M. Mazzarella

60% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Graybar has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,266 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Graybar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Aug 10, 2022

New career path and loving it

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to communicate with managers. They are very understanding.

Cons

I wish I could have taken part in the stock right away. I understand why you have to be here a year though.

Graybar Response

3y

Thanks for leaving a review. We are very happy to hear you are enjoying your career at Graybar!

3.0

Aug 8, 2022

Decent Company with Old habits

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee stock program Training Co Workers

Cons

Lack of Growth Opportunities Company’s comp & benefits package for sales people is very outdated Management is clueless

Graybar Response

3y

Thanks for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear you did not feel you had opportunities for growth while you worked with us. We offer employees many opportunities for training and development, and our company structure and culture allows for upward mobility and also interdepartmentally. However, employees do need to make their career aspirations known to their manager so that they can capitalize on opportunities. We encourage all of our employees to take advantage of opportunities to speak to their managers about what they want out of their careers.

3.0

Aug 3, 2022

Good company, major changes needed

Senior outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great long term retirement benefits. Employee owned, stock program, dividends, profit sharing. Great people. Great managers.

Cons

Lower pay. Difficult to level up the way it’s structured. You can very easily get stuck in a low paying position without a lifeline to get out, especially if you are good at what you do and needed in that position. Right place right time is more important than ever. Lower end of pay scale made up for with long term retirement benefits, lack of operations/customer service/inside support for outside sales reps. As an outside sales rep I spend my days at my desk entering orders and quotes all day. Wasn’t always like this.

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