Does Rust-Oleum pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rust-Oleum employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rust-Oleum. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rust-Oleum?

47% of Rust-Oleum employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rust-Oleum 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rust-Oleum?

Material Handler (8) , Intern (7) , Machine Operator (6) , Order Picker (6) , Area Manager (4) , Batch Maker (4) , Brand Manager (4) , Chemist (3) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Manager (3) , Marketing (3) , Product Manager (3) , Production Supervisor (3) , Sales (3) , Contractor (2)

What are the pros of working at Rust-Oleum according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and location" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good pay and raises rewarded to hard workers" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great people to work with." ((in 22 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great workplace and culture here" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Rust-Oleum according to real employee reviews?

"No training for the position I was put on phone the 1st I started." ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management is absent" ((in 8 reviews)); "RPM, the holding company, is absent leadership that decides how many of our profits we are actually able to reinvest (underfunded) while also complaining about our performance and demanding more from Rustoleum management." ((in 8 reviews)); "Salaries are low and incrases are hard to come by." ((in 6 reviews)); "Managers regularly change requirements for deliverables after content delivery and after content has gone live." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Rust-Oleum locations?

Vernon Hills , Pleasant Prairie , Kenosha , Chicago , Lesage , Somerset , Martinsburg , Williamsport , Attleboro , Clarkston , Rockford , Waupun , Hagerstown , Brooklyn Park , Milwaukee , Atlanta , Elgin , Libertyville , Skokie , Vernon Hill , Saint Louis , Fairchild , Madison , Franksville , Round Rock , Huntington , Ranson , Cleveland , Dayton , Fairborn

Rust-Oleum reviews

3.4

47% would recommend to a friend

(256 total reviews)

Jeff Ackerberg

92% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Rust-Oleum has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 256 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rust-Oleum employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

256 reviews

1.0

Apr 1, 2025

Lots of turnover

Production manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. Lots of good people at other sites

Cons

Lesage has been run in to the ground by one bad manager that's been there a while

5.0

Mar 15, 2025

Paintmaker

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sense of Responsibility for the quality turn out of products being made. Able to perform the job at your own pace focusing on safety over production numbers. A decent starting pay and opportunity for overtime. A sense that the company “actually cares” about you as an employee. 12 Hour shifts (pro or con)

Cons

Constant interaction with harmful chemicals and materials. A hot factory setting while needing to maintain fire safety to include long sleeves / pants year round

3.0

Mar 15, 2025

Rust-Oleum

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People, clean environment, benefits, professionalism

Cons

limited upward mobility, antiquated systems and processes

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