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 (28) , 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 89 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 77 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 68 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 56 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 116 reviews)); "Those are the people who last long enough to become promoted and perpetuate the toxic culture." ((in 107 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 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

McMaster-Carr reviews

2.8

29% would recommend to a friend

(1,366 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 1,366 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

2.0

Jan 29, 2015

Company does not value quality individuals

Bin ops

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, competitive salary, Mon-Fri schedule

Cons

in the Bins Department, where they place most of their new employees, you either meet their one error/month quota, or you will be put on written warning and subsequently let go if you don't improve. No exceptions! No room for advancement unless you are a manager favorite. They say they don't pressure you to work faster, but if you don't, you will have a supervisor breathing down your neck, also other fillers will get frustrated with you if you aren't picking up work as fast as they are. So you are constantly working fast, regardless of how heavy the materials are (and they get very heavy depending on where you are). Not for the faint of heart or physical ability.

1.0

Jun 24, 2014

Worst experience of my career

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous compensation and benefits Highly educated workforce Outstanding annual profit sharing bonuses for all employees

Cons

Questionable HR practices promote and terminate individuals based on personality not performance High degree of distrust between employees and management Upper management is resistant to change and lacks decision-making authority Performance motivation is fear-based on all levels

1.0

Jun 1, 2011

The worst place I have ever worked!

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The only reason to work here is for the Bonus and even that didn't make me stay!

Cons

They spend so much time screening and interviewing people who usually have solid work history only to constantly tear them down! The Feedback is ovewhelming and so depressing that one starts to believe they don't how to enter a simple order. The Turnover is shocking to the outside world however, internally it makes perfect sense. They terminate their most LOYAL people after 20+ years of service......they boot them out with a mere your no longer meeting "our" expecatations. THey have amaizing benefits but you can never get time off to use them. Their is no such thing as work life balance. They tell you when, what time and how and either you like or you know where the door is.

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