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 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mary Kay?

72% 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, 4.0 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) , Diretor De Vendas (18)

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

"Benefits are great to have" ((in 70 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and I enjoyed my projects." ((in 58 reviews)); "fantastic and free training always!" ((in 34 reviews)); "Great pay" ((in 33 reviews)); "Another reason I love my MK is the extra money that it has allowed my family." ((in 33 reviews))

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

"poor management to deal with." ((in 23 reviews)); "The managers always push, push, push sales consultants to buy more products." ((in 9 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)); "Office politics is really bad." ((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

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,018 total reviews)

Ryan Rogers

73% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

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 1,018 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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5.0

Mar 5, 2026

Love my mary kay

Independent beauty consultant

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

flexibility great commission ability to excel / self promote

Cons

Need to be a self starter, no one is going to do it for you

3.0

Feb 17, 2026

Great place to work, but management seems lost

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful coworkers, amenities at the Mary Kay Building, and overall a mostly pleasant place to work from a day to day perspective.

Cons

Senior management seems totally lost. Strategy is ever shifting, and seems based more on whatever management's current flight of fancy happens to be. Little to nothing has been done to address the very real long-term issues related to the business. There's a reluctance to meaningfully change or address systemic issues leading to an existential risk to the business. It's so bad, the former CEO is suing the current CEO for mismanaging the company. They are father and son. It's that bad.

2.0

Feb 12, 2026

Very Mid

Customer support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits and work life balance was good

Cons

Managers were very evil and cruel at times

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