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 (80) , 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 210 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 89 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 74 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 65 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 61 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 123 reviews)); "People succeed here by reinforcing the toxic culture and talking behind people's backs in order to get ahead." ((in 110 reviews)); "Bad managers never last long there." ((in 55 reviews)); "aggressive and each department gets a new supervisor 2" ((in 48 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 36 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

2.8

29% would recommend to a friend

(1,362 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

30% 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 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,362 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).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Feb 2, 2016

Great Company!

Branch generalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The very best and brightest people work here. Yes, the pay and benefits are out of this world, but the best thing about this place is the people. The work is challenging and fulfilling, contrary to those ridiculous and fictitious books for sale on Amazon. I could write a book (and make money) about this place too, but it doesn't mean any of it's true.

Cons

You have to be okay with not having a fancy title or a corner office. Truly not a con for me, but you have to be okay with checking your ego at the door. Everyone that works here is smart and accomplished. That's who they hire.

1.0

Aug 13, 2015

DO NOT JOIN

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are not worth it! Everyone gets reeled in by the golden handcuffs, but this is such an awful place to work.

Cons

This is the worst company I have ever worked for. No one cares about your happiness and you only exist to serve the company. HR is astonishingly proud of the fact that they changed our slogan from "A great place to work" to "A place for great work." They promote a culture of fear, which results in extreme competition. Everyone in staff and management is willing to stab you in the back to advance themselves. You can't trust anyone and always have to watch what you say.

2.0

May 25, 2015

Good company but toxic culture

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and excellent learning and training opportunities. Many reasonably smart individuals who made impractical choices in college (e.g. gender studies majors at Ivy U). Lots of opportunities to explore specialized skills in operations management (customer research, communications management, corporate finance). Do not take this job expecting that it leads to "any future opportunities" -- this is not a liberal arts college. It is a career builder for operations management and an opportunity to further your education with tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Management gets in the way of itself by promoting an "overmanaged" culture. Every single action or activity is structured to provide a basis for "performance assessment." As a member of management, your job is more about building cases to fire employees than business development. The business more or less manages itself, and opportunities to improve mostly stem from gaps in knowledge because of all of the turnover (>40% / year).

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