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

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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 1,019 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

Jan 16, 2010

Not Worth Your Time or Stress

Independent senior beauty consultant

Recommend

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Pros

You set your own hours Meet really fantastic ladies Huge tax writes offs Discounted products for personal use Good support from others in the same business

Cons

Easy to get sucked into buying far too much product Have to sell a ton of product to start actually start netting money Pressure from your upline to buy more product Constantly changing products that leave you stuck with discontinued items that you can't sell All training, even weekly training meetings, has a fee Tax write offs don't make up for the money you lose trying to keep up with your inventory

4.0

Jan 13, 2010

Great place to work. Just watch out for the barracudas.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. Family supportive. Positive professional work environment. Lots of training opportunities.

Cons

Managers with big egos and poor leadership skills are not disciplined. Teams can be territorial and not interact enough to synergize company offerings.

2.0

Jan 12, 2010

Smoke and Mirror

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MK offers excellent compensation. The facility is conveniently located and the parking is underground. Most rank and file employees are friendly.

Cons

A thick layer of middle management hampers production. Better communication between groups are to be desired. Contractors and employees are treated differently.

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Great place to work. Just watch out for the barracudas.

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