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 compensation and will pay for education" ((in 213 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 89 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 78 reviews)); "Great salary and an excellent staff of people." ((in 61 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 55 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 124 reviews)); "People succeed here by reinforcing the toxic culture and talking behind people's backs in order to get ahead." ((in 111 reviews)); "Bad managers never last long there." ((in 58 reviews)); "aggressive and each department gets a new supervisor 2" ((in 51 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 37 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

(1,369 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 1,369 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

1.0

Feb 6, 2022

Nice pay, horrible work

Merchandising coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits and pay are very good

Cons

the work is terrible and the company culture is toxic

2.0

Dec 30, 2021

Expect boring work

Generalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, good pay, nice PTO bank, 401k paid for by company.

Cons

Super boring work. Call center type atmosphere for those of us who are FORCED to be on the phones. Phone call takers are treated like crap by other internal departments and paid just the same as those in other customer service departments, however, the work on the phones is tremendously challenging and difficult. Phone calls can be mentally draining, and you are dinged for taking too much time to recoup after rough calls. Bringing these issues to management does nothing - falls on deaf ears. I was told for years that "things would change" and it has not.

1.0

May 5, 2021

No Review

Distribution associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are none to mention

Cons

If you work in the warehouse, there will not be any professional growth. They expect you to be a hard laborer for your entire time there despite having multiple degrees and experience.

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Jobs at McMaster-Carr

Distribution Operations

Distribution Operations

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