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 81 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and I enjoyed my projects." ((in 63 reviews)); "I love having my college degree but I love the quick and great money you can make!" ((in 35 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 31 reviews)); "fantastic and free training always!" ((in 31 reviews))

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

"poor management to deal with." ((in 26 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)); "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 5 reviews)); "Office politics is really bad." ((in 4 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

4.0

Sep 30, 2014

Great company!

Independent beauty consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

So many opportunities to set up the type of life you want

Cons

Like anything else that offers unlimited rewards the only con is self doubt and giving up

5.0

Sep 17, 2014

Working for Mary Kay Cosmetics is awesome! So many phenominal people with fantastic ideas!

Independent beauty consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company values are fantastic, along with amazing leadership and proof of success.

Cons

It is challenging to add team members that stay motivated and actually work the business.

4.0

Sep 16, 2014

Awesome company but their HR department needs to go!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work- life balance, awesome culture, a lot of gifts they give out, happy employees, fun events, a lot of interaction with other employees and fun atmosphere.

Cons

HR department is horrible. They are extremely two faced. 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. They also gossip and create problems that were not there before. Terrible HR department.

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