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) , 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 66 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 33 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 28 reviews))

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

"poor management to deal with." ((in 25 reviews)); "Better communication between groups are to be desired." ((in 8 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)); "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 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

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,019 total reviews)

Ryan Rogers

73% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 1,019 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

Mar 18, 2011

Absolutely wonderful!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I enjoy the flexibility of creating my own schedule rather than being confined to specific working hours. I am naturally quite social, so I enjoy encountering people from different walks of life who are excited about being progressive. I also like having a direct influence over my potential financial earnings. Like any business, some exertion of effort is required for results, but it is worth the experience once things start taking off!

Cons

I would say that you would definately need to become good friends with self-discipline and time management!

1.0

Jan 27, 2011

Don't Join Mary Kay, they just want your thousands of dollars.

Independent beauty consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

They will accept anyone with a credit card

Cons

You will be coerced into buying a large inventory on your credit card. You will definitely not be able to sell this product at these prices. The upper level directors are just trying to get you to make that initial investment. It doesn't work, don't get sucked in.

5.0

Jan 20, 2011

Mary Kay is a very nice place to work with fabulous cooperate culture.

Is developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Their cooperate culture is one of the best out there. People are friendly. Recognition is emphasized through out the company. Working time is flexible.

Cons

It is a private company, so you cannot know how the company perform. The traffic around there is bad. It is not a company for an over-achievement individual.

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