Does Mary Kay pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mary Kay employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mary Kay. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mary Kay?

74% of Mary Kay employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mary Kay 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mary Kay?

Independent Beauty Consultant (199) , Consultor (133) , Consultor De Vendas (63) , Consultor De Beleza (56) , Consultor Sênior (47) , Consultor De Beleza Independente (44) , Consultant (36) , Diretor De Vendas Independente (33) , Diretor (30) , Líder De Grupo (26) , Sales Associate (25) , Beauty Consultant (24) , Independent Consultant (23) , Sales Director (22) , Customer Service Representative (18)

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

"Great benefits and wages." ((in 77 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and I enjoyed my projects." ((in 62 reviews)); "fantastic and free training always!" ((in 33 reviews)); "I love having my college degree but I love the quick and great money you can make!" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 30 reviews))

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

"poor management to deal with." ((in 24 reviews)); "Low salary for marketing position" ((in 15 reviews)); "Better communication between groups are to be desired." ((in 7 reviews)); "They will use anything against you, pick at things you are doing wrong even when they make those same mistakes but it is only acknowledged when someone else does it, they play favoritism and they truly are not nice people like they act to be." ((in 6 reviews)); "buidling, cronyism, backstabbing and bullying are rampant and often encouraged by upper management." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mary Kay layoffs in 2026?

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

Mary Kay reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,019 total reviews)

Ryan Rogers

73% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Mary Kay has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,019 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mary Kay employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews

1.0

Feb 7, 2017

Boo

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can act pompous and mean in a crowd that wont judge you for it.

Cons

You tell others that they have to wear makeup to be pretty

3.0

Jan 29, 2017

Sr Specialist Special Events

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits and company still holds true to its purpose of helping women

Cons

company going thru a lot of change into a true global company; too many employees, especially management, that have been there for their entire career. Their scope of how to advance the company is very limited. Also very old-school.

3.0

Jan 24, 2017

Overall review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid company, good professionals, good products

Cons

Lots of burocracy, internal politics that hinder taking actions to support fast paced innovation

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