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 2% 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?

"Benefits are great to have" ((in 76 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and I enjoyed my projects." ((in 58 reviews)); "I love having my college degree but I love the quick and great money you can make!" ((in 33 reviews)); "Flexibility is great and they have a lot of great training" ((in 32 reviews)); "good work life balance with" ((in 29 reviews))

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

"poor management to deal with." ((in 23 reviews)); "Low salary for marketing position" ((in 15 reviews)); "The managers always push, push, push sales consultants to buy more products." ((in 10 reviews)); "Better communication between groups are to be desired." ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management is very unresponsive to very poor lower managers and doesn't work to help them (i've seen this across several departments)." ((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.

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3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,019 total reviews)

Ryan Rogers

73% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

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

5.0

Feb 28, 2016

Selling cosmetics, teaching skincare and makeup classes, and recruiting new consultants.

Independent beauty consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love that Mary Kay gives me the flexibility to work whenever I want to. You truly do get out what you put in.

Cons

You must be extremely self motivated to be successful because it is a 100% sales based business. It is also unpredictable because you can't make expectations on how much cosmetics people will or will not buy.

3.0

Feb 21, 2016

MK corporate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tenured staff, private company, loyal employees

Cons

Hierarchy, must conform, slow to adapt

3.0

Feb 19, 2016

Tax analyst

Tax analyst ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice company with good benefits.

Cons

Very micromanaging and no work life balance.

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