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

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McMaster-Carr

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

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.2

Culture & values

2.1

Career opportunities

2.0

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Jan 23, 2011

Great

Specification coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tuition reimbursement with no contract to work afterwards, profit sharing 3-5 times you monthly salary, up to 25% of your salary is contributed to your retirement, 3 weeks vacation, 3 personal days, decent hours.

Cons

Work is work. Nothing out of the ordinary. If you do what is expected of you and do not be defiant (but rather HUMBLE) you will do fine.

3.0

Aug 13, 2010

Great until the end

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, benefits, flat hierarchy amongst management.

Cons

Favoritism, non-metric based evaluations of some employees.

5.0

Mar 14, 2010

Excellent learning opportunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a place to go find practical management and leadership experience. Go there if you want great opportunities to lead people and excellent feedback on what your strengths are and where you need to develop.

Cons

The company hires a ton of very smart people who settle there for the long term, which means that while you will often start quickly, after about 3 years the professional opportunities flatten out. Your advancement will begin to depend on people retiring, as will your compensation.

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Jobs at McMaster-Carr

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