Does McMaster-Carr pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, McMaster-Carr employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at McMaster-Carr. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at McMaster-Carr?

25% of McMaster-Carr employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated McMaster-Carr 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.1 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at McMaster-Carr?

Management Trainee (81) , Supervisor (67) , Manager (48) , Business Operations Specialist (46) , Generalist (39) , Operations Manager (29) , Operations Supervisor (27) , Bin Filler (22) , Customer Service Representative (21) , Distribution Generalist (21) , Warehouse Distribution Specialist (21) , Management (20) , Operations Specialist (20) , Distribution Specialist (17) , Sales (17)

What are the pros of working at McMaster-Carr according to real employee reviews?

"Great pay and the profit sharing is excellent" ((in 214 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 88 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 77 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 67 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 54 reviews))

What are the cons of working at McMaster-Carr according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management" ((in 117 reviews)); "Those are the people who last long enough to become promoted and perpetuate the toxic culture." ((in 106 reviews)); "Bad managers never last long there." ((in 59 reviews)); "aggressive and each department gets a new supervisor 2" ((in 45 reviews)); "Upper management was also oddly apathetic, someone in your direct organization could be fired, seemingly at random, and no one would ever acknowledge it." ((in 39 reviews))

What are employees saying about McMaster-Carr layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed McMaster-Carr locations?

Elmhurst , Atlanta , Robbinsville , Santa Fe Springs , Aurora , Chicago , Los Angeles , Santa Fe Springs , Douglasville , Cleveland , Robinsville , Princeton , Norwalk , Jersey City , Trenton , Philadelphia , Edison , Lambertville , New Brunswick , Toms River , Vineland , Bloomingdale , Gurnee , Lombard , Mount Prospect , Park Forest , Elmhurst , New York , Phoenix , Atlanta

McMaster-Carr reviews

2.7

25% would recommend to a friend

(1,363 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

29% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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McMaster-Carr has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,363 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The McMaster-Carr employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Feb 11, 2026

Fast paced work

Bin filler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced workspace, set schedule

Cons

Not much downtime, busy days

2.0

Feb 10, 2026

Great pay but unprofessional management

Product generalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is really well and office location is nice.

Cons

Some of the managers/ supervisors this company are not equipped to handle their positions.

4.0

Feb 8, 2026

Amazing Benefits/Golden Handcuffs

Distribution generalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Benefits are incredible - Co-workers are generally awesome - Progressive and always changing

Cons

- Expectations are to be almost perfect - Young leadership who has mostly never managed people - You will feel small - Work/Life balance is 50/50. Leans unfavorable as business needs are changing - Repetitive boring work

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Fast paced work

Great pay but unprofessional management

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