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

May 12, 2021

Excellent!

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Get to spend time with family - I set my own schedule

Cons

- Need to move up the ranks to see real benefits

3.0

Apr 8, 2021

Positive Culture, lower pay, expect hard work long hours

Senior administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Positive culture among coworkers. Fosters a team atmosphere. Very courteous in how they conduct business with each other, despite the heavy work loads and long hours.

Cons

Not competitive pay. Can make $10s of thousands more elsewhere doing same job, same amount of work. Also they seem very diverse at first until you realize that their entire executive team thinks like an old white man (and there CEO is actually an old white man). So you might see people of color in management roles but it’s because they tow the traditional, conservative, risk-averse line that controls Mary Kay.

5.0

Apr 8, 2021

Sales Representive though mainly focused on creating marketing content for top National and Senior Sales Directors.

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training programs and work environment.

Cons

The sales can be challenging in that you can create your own discounts. Was difficult for me not to give the inventory at close to cost for me to friends and family.

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