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 (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 (18) , Sales (17)

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

"Great pay and profit sharing" ((in 221 reviews)); "Great people and mentors to help you establish your career" ((in 88 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 75 reviews)); "Full tuition reimbursement" ((in 63 reviews)); "Bonuses were great although taxed so high that it's almost not even worth it." ((in 58 reviews))

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

"Poor Management" ((in 118 reviews)); "People succeed here by reinforcing the toxic culture and talking behind people's backs in order to get ahead." ((in 108 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

28% would recommend to a friend

(1,369 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

30% approve of CEO

44% 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

4.0

Sep 28, 2016

Largely Misunderstood

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance, pay and benefits. The company's total benefit package would rank among the best in the US if more about this privately held company were made public. Its a stable business with more than 100 years of slow, steady sustained growth.

Cons

It's a place for the tortoise, not the hare. Past decades of being obsessed with risk aversion and secrecy still constrain the company like an invisible hand. Current leadership is moving the company in a better direction, but there's still a bias towards resting on company laurels rather than pursue new and ambitious things. It's not a very invigorating approach to winning the race as an employee.

1.0

May 29, 2016

Mindless and boring work... Management targets people to fire to meet a quota

Data entry

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, the co-workers are really nice, cafeteria is ok. Recently renovated offices. Won't let you take the work home which is nice.

Cons

Do not trust any of the management trainees or whatever they are called. They will target you and try and get you fired. This place is nothing like what they tell you in an interview. There is NO career growth unless you're in the management trainee program (not an opt in program based on performance, they only hire "top tier" kids straight out of college into it). Hostile working environment.

2.0

Jun 29, 2015

beware!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, salary, paid medical insurance

Cons

toxic environment where most people are unhappy, but simply stay for the benefits

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Jobs at McMaster-Carr

Distribution Operations

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