Does Ryerson pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ryerson employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ryerson. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ryerson?

70% of Ryerson employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ryerson 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ryerson?

Inside Sales Representative (67) , Outside Sales Representative (23) , Sales (13) , Sales Representative (13) , Account Representative (8) , Inside Sales (7) , Customer Experience Representative (6) , Machine Operator (6) , Operations Supervisor (6) , Graduate Student (5) , Manager (5) , Research Assistant (4) , Sales Associate (4) , Sales Intern (4) , Teaching Assistant (4)

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

"Good benefits a lot of overtime" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good Pay / Benefits" ((in 31 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 16 reviews)); "Company had a Great culture" ((in 16 reviews)); "Team work is good among coworkers" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Upper management is highly over paid while workers are underpaid." ((in 14 reviews)); "Been talking about an IPO for years now, unrealistic performance thresholds from Platinum Equity = no bonus." ((in 7 reviews)); "Long hours." ((in 4 reviews)); "Tensions grew to be very high, and morale decreased, especially since we started getting yelled at for too much “chit chat” and not enough activating new customers." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ryerson layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Ryerson locations?

Chicago , Minneapolis , Houston , Lisle , Atlanta , Coon Rapids , Norcross , Charlotte , Little Rock , Phoenix , Dallas , Denver , Lancaster , Grand Rapids , Lansing , Greenville , Milwaukee , Jacksonville , North Kansas City , Downers Grove , Richmond , Kansas City , Saint Louis , Greensboro , Winston-Salem , Carrollton , Memphis , Cleveland , Columbus , Los Angeles

Ryerson reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(441 total reviews)

Edward Lehner

88% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Senior management

Ryerson has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 441 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ryerson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

441 reviews

4.0

Mar 3, 2017

overall good company

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-management, professionalism, freedom to do job, experienced inside sales team

Cons

flexibility on orders & pricing commissions-changed plan too much-not attainable.

3.0

Feb 15, 2017

OK company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Vacation time is earned rapidly. One week after 6mo of service. Two weeks after 1yr of service and three weeks after 5yrs. Four weeks after 15yrs.

Cons

Too many chiefs and not enough indians. The Shreveport location lacks leadership, other locations this may not be the case. As a company, they focus too much on sales employees and almost ignore operations and warehouse employees. They are constantly looking to improve the sales force while never paying any attention to making improvements in the operations force. Decisions are made by people with no working knowledge of the day to day work. Current CEO'S slogan of "Say yes. Figure it out. " is a slap in the face of operations personnel who must follow rules, regulations,policies and procedures. Raises are nonexistent other than the miniscule cost of living increase. Company is eager to hire college educated idiots rather than people with actual skill.

5.0

Feb 14, 2017

Great company that respects its employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and working environment; collegial environment; interesting and challenging work; company is going in a good direction under current leadership; leadership cares about the employees; promotes from within; interesting to work at a company that makes and distributes products here in the US.

Cons

Pay is at the lower end of market

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