McMaster-Carr Salary

💰 $111K–$214K salary range

Median: $129K  ·  Based on 40 public McMaster-Carr job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026

This McMaster-Carr salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at McMaster-Carr

• Leadership, Strategy, & Operations - Products & Publishing — $175K–$390K · Leadership, Strategy, and Operations
• Leadership, Strategy, & Operations - Customer Service, Fulfillment, & Automation — $175K–$390K · Leadership, Strategy, and Operations
• Maintenance and Engineering Manager — $231K–$320K · Facility Reliability, Maintenance & Automation
• Security Lead Software Engineer — $235K–$310K · Technology Leadership
• Senior Software Engineer — $235K–$310K · Technology Leadership
• Senior z/OS Platform Engineer — $235K–$310K · Technology Leadership
• Software Engineering Manager — $240K–$310K · Technology Leadership
• Lead Software Engineer — $235K–$310K · Technology Leadership
• IT Audit Project Lead — $200K–$259K · Finance
• Lead Accountant — $231K · Finance

McMaster-Carr salary by department

• technology leadership: $273K median · $310K top base — Security Lead Software Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
• leadership, strategy, and operations: $208K median · $390K top base — Leadership, Strategy, & Operations - Products & Publishing (view JD) (5 roles)
• people & development: $111K median · $165K top base — Senior Technical Recruiter (view JD) (5 roles)
• customer solutions: $111K median · $118K top base — Customer Solutions (view JD) (7 roles)
• distribution operations: $102K median · $109K top base — Distribution Operations (view JD) (6 roles)

McMaster-Carr salary by seniority

• Mid: $111K median · $230K top base — PhD Management Track (view JD) (27)
• Senior: $200K median · $310K top base — Senior Software Engineer (view JD) (5)

McMaster-Carr salary by location

• Chicago: $204K median · $390K top base — Leadership, Strategy, & Operations - Products & Publishing (view JD) (20 roles)
• Atlanta: $183K median · $390K top base — Leadership, Strategy, & Operations - Customer Service, Fulfillment, & Automation (view JD) (7 roles)
• Dallas: $120K median · $138K top base — Operations Technician (view JD) (4 roles)
• Los Angeles: $111K median · $118K top base — Customer Solutions (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at McMaster-Carr

0% of McMaster-Carr's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What McMaster-Carr looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Rust (3) · Java (3) · Python (3) · Azure (3) · Kubernetes (2) · OpenAI (2) · JavaScript (2) · React (2) · MongoDB (2) · CI/CD (2).

Benefits & perks at McMaster-Carr

Commonly listed: dental (40) · pto (40) · learning (40) · parental (37).

Experience & background at McMaster-Carr

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 20 that do, Bachelor's and PhD are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 20% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

McMaster-Carr total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

McMaster-Carr hiring activity

McMaster-Carr has 40 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 40 public job postings with disclosed pay. 40 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (40 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does McMaster-Carr pay?
The median pay is $129K, with a typical range of $111K–$214K, based on 40 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at McMaster-Carr?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Leadership, Strategy, & Operations - Products & Publishing, at $175K–$390K base.

Which team pays the most at McMaster-Carr?
The technology leadership team, at a $273K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 40 public McMaster-Carr job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 19, 2026.

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