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?

28% of McMaster-Carr employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated McMaster-Carr 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.2 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 223 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 82 reviews)); "Work/Life balance can be good (depends on the team)" ((in 72 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 63 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 50 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 120 reviews)); "People succeed here by reinforcing the toxic culture and talking behind people's backs in order to get ahead." ((in 112 reviews)); "Bad managers never last long there." ((in 57 reviews)); "aggressive and each department gets a new supervisor 2" ((in 50 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 41 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

28% would recommend to a friend

(1,363 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

31% approve of CEO

45% 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

2.0

Sep 8, 2023

Depends on your priorities

Management development trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Make a lot of money for a job right out of college. Majority of roles are 9-5. Excellent benefits.

Cons

One of the most lifeless soulless flavorless places I’ve ever interacted with. Majority of Upper Management is exceptionally hypocritical, the concept of “lead by example” does not exist. Pretty much everyone is here for the same reason: money. The checks are fat, but don’t come here expecting to love your job. Plenty of people quit within 2 years (if they even make it that long).

1.0

Aug 3, 2021

Absolutely Toxic Work Environment - Don't get fooled by the money

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money but thats about it

Cons

Everything the amount of money you will make here is not worth what you will spend in therapy or the time it will take convincing future recruiters that you developed any sort of skills during your time here

1.0

Jul 30, 2018

Think twice before joining Internal Audit

Internal auditor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay and smart people at the company

Cons

Boss does zero work and even worse, gives the group little advice, education, or direction. The internal audit group is on an island and no one really cares or checks-in with these castaways. The worst part is the management of the group doesn't care about the future of their employees. I have never heard of an internal audit department that doesn't get to see the consolidated GL but for some reason at McM it's how the internal audit group is run.

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