Does Rust-Oleum pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rust-Oleum employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rust-Oleum. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rust-Oleum?

47% of Rust-Oleum employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rust-Oleum 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rust-Oleum?

Material Handler (8) , Intern (7) , Machine Operator (6) , Order Picker (6) , Area Manager (4) , Batch Maker (4) , Brand Manager (4) , Chemist (3) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Manager (3) , Marketing (3) , Product Manager (3) , Production Supervisor (3) , Sales (3) , Contractor (2)

What are the pros of working at Rust-Oleum according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and location" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good pay and raises rewarded to hard workers" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great people to work with." ((in 22 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great workplace and culture here" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Rust-Oleum according to real employee reviews?

"No training for the position I was put on phone the 1st I started." ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management is absent" ((in 8 reviews)); "RPM, the holding company, is absent leadership that decides how many of our profits we are actually able to reinvest (underfunded) while also complaining about our performance and demanding more from Rustoleum management." ((in 8 reviews)); "Salaries are low and incrases are hard to come by." ((in 6 reviews)); "Managers regularly change requirements for deliverables after content delivery and after content has gone live." ((in 4 reviews))

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Rust-Oleum Reviews

3.4

47% would recommend to a friend

(256 total reviews)

Jeff Ackerberg

92% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Rust-Oleum has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 256 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rust-Oleum employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

256 reviews

5.0

20 Oct 2020

Good jobs from good people

Forklift operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Friendly Permanent staff. Good manager name Rod, use people in the right place and care about you

Cons

Annoying casual staff kept talking and disturbing but the warehous closed down so it is memory so.

5.0

7 Jan 2026

Great Culture and great coworkers

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Co-Workers Benefits Culture Learning Opportunities

Cons

There has not been many con's for me at this point.

5.0

26 Aug 2025

Great culture

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, high level of autonomy, incredibly supportive co-workers. Plenty to keep you busy.

Cons

Plenty to keep you busy. Too many steps to complete projects. Wish we could move faster

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Jobs at Rust-Oleum

Hand Packaging

Fairborn, OH

USD 32K - USD 46K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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Customer Service Representative

Supervisor - Shipping/Receiving

Lesage, WV

USD 41K - USD 59K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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Material Handler / Receiving