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 217 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 85 reviews)); "Work/Life balance can be good (depends on the team)" ((in 73 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 62 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 61 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 117 reviews)); "People succeed here by reinforcing the toxic culture and talking behind people's backs in order to get ahead." ((in 109 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 38 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

(1,363 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 1,363 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).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Nov 26, 2024

Good Work Life Balance but Limited Opportunity to Advance

Customer solutions specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Long and well thought out training program with generous ramp up period. Coworkers are supportive and friendly. Never work overtime unless you want to.

Cons

Requires a lot of self direction and intuition. Hard to move up and managers are more interested in comparing you to a chart than charting a path forward.

2.0

Nov 25, 2024

Golden handcuffs type company

Customer solutions

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Base pay + salary are decent

Cons

Everything else. If you aren’t drinking the company kool aid, you’ll be working everyday on edge wondering how long you’ll be employed with them. Poor training and lack of communication. When you confront higher ups and HR about any confusion or grievances you may have, they fake sympathize with you and refuse to listen — and always give you some generic corporate response as to why things are the way they are.

2.0

Nov 22, 2024

Great Pay, Poor Support

Digital catalog specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay. Pay and benefits are the reason to work anywhere, but especially MCM.

Cons

No support or accommodations for disability. They WILL find a reason to fire you if you request disability accommodation that isn't extremely convenient for the higher-ups.

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Jobs at McMaster-Carr

Distribution Operations

Distribution Operations

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