Does Buck Knives pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Buck Knives employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Buck Knives. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Buck Knives?

87% of Buck Knives employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Buck Knives 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Buck Knives?

Manager (3) , Assembly Line Worker (2) , Machine Operator (2)

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

"Work schedule is consistent, three day weekends, four weeks of PTO yearly (use it or lose it), great coworkers." ((in 6 reviews)); "Along with a supportive back bone and great benefits to health an PTO." ((in 6 reviews)); "Supportive and approachable leadership" ((in 3 reviews)); "Decent PTO." ((in 3 reviews)); "life balance with generous paid time off and an Employee Assistance Program that helps support employees in times of need." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Dusty, a bit noisy in a few places, pay is a bit low considering Spokane is a competitor for the labor." ((in 3 reviews))

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Buck Knives reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

C. J. Buck

87% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Senior management

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

Buck Knives has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Buck Knives employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

39 reviews

1.0

Feb 10, 2026

Avoid This Formerly Respected Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid people on the factory floor, and respected heritage. Buck family was well liked.

Cons

Marketing, management, and office culture are unbearably stale. Terrible leadership, from the top down. The marketing department has a higher turn over rate than minimum wage jobs. There is glacially slow indecision, leadership bought expensive “company” fishing boats so the President and CFO can spend time fishing while claiming everyone else needs to cut costs, communication is word of mouth around the water cooler-style, and there is zero creative experience in the building. Do not work in the office if you value any camaraderie, fun, or respect.

5.0

Oct 6, 2025

👍

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The coworkers were the best

Cons

The pay wasn't impressive at all

5.0

Sep 10, 2025

Wonderful Place to Call Home!

Lead machinist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working at Buck has been a tremendous joy. I love all the people I work with and have great repore with other departments. We are continuously working together to tackle issues that come up, to make everybody's job easier and avoid any problems downstream in the manufacturing process. We have an amazingly diverse workforce, with differing skill sets and experience, but we all come together to make industry leading knives and cutlery. We have an excellent benefits package, employee discount and employer matching 401K. I absolutely adore our products and love telling people that I work at Buck Knives. We are American made and I wouldn't have it any other way! I wake up in the morning excited to go to work and to tackle the next challenge. I love working at Buck and God willing, I will stay here until retirement.

Cons

Pay is the only thing I can complain about, but I also haven't been here that long. I know that when the time comes for a raise, I will be paid what I am worth. Other than the pay, there are no cons working for Buck. Except the employee discount. I've spent quite a bit of money in our store because we get an amazing employee discount and I just can't help myself but to buy more knives! 🙂

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