Is Graybar a good company to work for?

Graybar has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,311 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 9% 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 (95) , 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?

"Graybar offers a great and competitive benefits package" ((in 215 reviews)); "Great people and atmosphere." ((in 75 reviews)); "Branch culture is great." ((in 32 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 23 reviews)); "A few of the coworkers were nice" ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Low Pay and doesn't increase every well with inflation.....Living pay check to pay check!" ((in 106 reviews)); "People stay in positions for years and there is no accountability for poor performance or poor management." ((in 104 reviews)); "He was lazy and had no training plan at all." ((in 43 reviews)); "Low salary makes it hard to not look else where" ((in 24 reviews)); "Some managers have outdated styles (also getting better)."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?

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Graybar reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(1,265 total reviews)

Kathleen M. Mazzarella

60% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Graybar has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,265 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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1K reviews

3.0

Jan 24, 2019

Old way of running a company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pension plan, that's about it.

Cons

Depressed employees only staying to get their pension

3.0

Jan 22, 2019

With the good there is some bad

Inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment, employee owned and profit sharing....(see below) you do get other good benefits though PTO and health care.

Cons

(wont see any of those employee owned benefits/profit sharing pay off for YEARS though) also mislead a bit about account packages as well as commission. No way you can make 50-60 in your first year.

Graybar Response

7y

Thanks for leaving a review. If you are speaking about our sales commission plan, there are actually tiers to the commission rates, and the GM amount you mentioned would actually fall into the highest tier which is far above 3%. We know that these plans can be somewhat complex so we urge you to speak to your Sales Manager or local HR if you need help figuring out how your commission is calculated. Our ownership and profit sharing benefits are long-term benefits meant to help our employees have a healthy retirement, so it does take a little time to really see the benefits of those. However we offer a wide variety of benefits and advantages to our employees to serve them now and in the future.

4.0

Jan 18, 2019

Outside Sales

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good, Safe job that you can make a great career with.

Cons

Behind in times, and not a lot of urgency

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