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?

29% 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 profit sharing" ((in 208 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 86 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 74 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 61 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 58 reviews))

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

"No promotion bad management no room for growth" ((in 115 reviews)); "People succeed here by reinforcing the toxic culture and talking behind people's backs in order to get ahead." ((in 106 reviews)); "Bad managers never last long there." ((in 57 reviews)); "aggressive and each department gets a new supervisor 2" ((in 46 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 40 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

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McMaster-Carr reviews

2.8

29% would recommend to a friend

(1,363 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

30% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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McMaster-Carr has an employee rating of 2.8 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 24% below average for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Mar 23, 2018

Management review - great place to learn and grow

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary and benefits, opportunity to learn, work with really smart people (both management and non management), 100% tuition reimbursement

Cons

Office locations are outside of major cities requiring some commute, company culture can be culty/political

5.0

Mar 14, 2018

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for. Good benefits, smart people, good work life balance.

Cons

Can some times take awhile to get promoted

4.0

Feb 28, 2018

Bin filling

Bin filler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The overall attitude here is amazing.

Cons

There doesn't seem to be a lot of room to advance upwards, only move laterally.

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Jobs at McMaster-Carr

Distribution Operations

Distribution Operations

Distribution Operations