Does Mainfreight pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mainfreight employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mainfreight. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mainfreight?

42% of Mainfreight employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mainfreight 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mainfreight?

Account Executive (30) , Operations (28) , Account Manager (22) , Account Champion (13) , Branch Manager (12) , Warehouse Worker (12) , Sales Executive (11) , Storeperson (9) , Customer Development Executive (8) , Customer Service Representative (8) , Graduate Student (7) , Sales (7) , Storeman (7) , Team Leader (7) , Warehouse Storeman (7)

What are the pros of working at Mainfreight according to real employee reviews?

"The culture and environment is great" ((in 64 reviews)); "Great people and business that will train you up." ((in 50 reviews)); "Plenty of overtime, awesome team members on the floor." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great benefits, traveling, working on a team" ((in 13 reviews)); "Great opportunities and good team environment" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"The hours are long though and rewards come from a consistent dedication to the business and a lot of sweat." ((in 38 reviews)); "Too much labour work and low pay for 45 hours a week" ((in 32 reviews)); "No work life balance and it’s very hard to climb the ladder." ((in 19 reviews)); "Long hours apart from that all is good." ((in 15 reviews)); "Low salary" ((in 14 reviews))

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Mainfreight reviews

3.0

42% would recommend to a friend

(537 total reviews)

Don Braid

92% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (537 reviews)

Mainfreight has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 537 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Mainfreight employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

537 reviews

1.0

Jun 30, 2026

Poor culture and management overshadow any benefits

Senior operations associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

alternate sat off holidays ok

Cons

everything, work, culture, leadership & management

5.0

Jun 23, 2026

Good company with no noticeable downsides

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for. Would recommend

Cons

None that i can think of

4.0

Jun 15, 2026

Leadership development program hindered by top-down management

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good program for developing leaders

Cons

Top Down management and hierarchy

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