Does Mud Bay pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mud Bay employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mud Bay. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mud Bay?

31% of Mud Bay employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mud Bay 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mud Bay?

Store Staff (24) , Store Lead (19) , Retail Sales Associate (10) , Store Manager (10) , Muddy (7) , Sales Associate (7) , Assistant Manager (6) , Team Lead (6) , Manager (5) , Shift Lead (5) , 4th Key (4) , Store Associate (4) , Lead (3) , Store Staff Member (3) , Assistant Store Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Mud Bay according to real employee reviews?

"Most of the people are great and getting to pet all the dogs." ((in 18 reviews)); "Nice coworkers who made me smile" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great Team and feels like Family.. with everyone all the way to the top!" ((in 8 reviews)); "centric model with many opportunities to build long" ((in 6 reviews)); "Culture was always great" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mud Bay according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low for the work you do" ((in 16 reviews)); "They have a great training program, however the District Managers don’t make this a priority." ((in 10 reviews)); "Abismal pay and poor benefits" ((in 9 reviews)); "Awful management, terrible culture, unrealistic expectations, poor hours, unmotivated staff, weird vibes" ((in 9 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mud Bay layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Mud Bay layoffs and their outlook for job security at Mud Bay in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Mud Bay locations?

Seattle , Portland , Olympia , Beaverton , Tumwater , Bellevue , Puyallup , Renton , University Place , Lacey , Tacoma , Lake Oswego , Salem , New York , Silverdale , East Olympia , Vancouver , Kirkland , Mercer Island , Mill Creek , Mukilteo , Redmond , Sammamish , Bend , Oregon City , Tualatin , Fife , Fairwood , West Seattle

Mud Bay reviews

2.7

31% would recommend to a friend

(214 total reviews)

Marisa Wulff

19% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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Mud Bay has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 214 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Mud Bay employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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214 reviews

4.0

Jan 24, 2024

Good People with Good Heart, Top Leadership Needs Improvement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company values, training, internal promotion opportunities, employee autonomy to make judgement calls, individual teams often feel like family - they hire good people and value inclusion

Cons

Poor company communication, slow and unrealistic exec level planning and decision making results in frequent need to pivot and being slow to accomplish company goals and promises, the combination of these plus high turnover has led to poor company culture in the last 4 years

5.0

Jan 16, 2024

Amazing company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, discount, pay, team AND WORK LIFE BALANCE!

Cons

A lot of the longtime muddies are ungrateful. Lots of store to store drama. Muddies are very sensitive.

Mud Bay Response

1y

Thank you for taking the time to review. We agree that our team culture is a huge pro of working at Mud Bay! It is great to hear that your work life balance has continued throughout your time as a Muddy.

1.0

Jan 9, 2024

Pretends to be “peace and love”

Retail staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some good coworkers and good dogs

Cons

Everything other than coworkers and dogs is a trash fire, sometimes literally because of the homeless people smoking outside the stores in the more dicey areas. Management is not functional, the customer interactions are a lot like therapy sessions and you won’t be making enough money to save or develop any transferable skills. Don’t believe your manager when they dangle the carrot of promotion - it won’t happen.

Mud Bay Response

1y

We are sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your time with Mud Bay. Safety is of high concern to us, and we are always working diligently with local law enforcement as well as our Safety Manager and Store Operations team to address any incidents that may impact our teams or customers. Whenever a new position is opened, we reserve the opening for internal Muddies for a minimum of 3 days to ensure our current team members get those opportunities before external candidates are considered. We recommend talking with your Store Manager and/or District Manager when you are interested in a promotion so they can work with each person individually on their career progression. If you need further assistance outside of your Store Manager or District Manager, please reach out to HR@MudBay.com.

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