Does Fastenal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fastenal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fastenal. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fastenal?

65% of Fastenal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fastenal 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fastenal?

Sales Associate (510) , General Manager (466) , Sales Support (445) , Outside Sales Representative (347) , Account Specialist (260) , Supply Chain Associate (208) , OUTSIDE SALES (130) , Sales Representative (92) , Sales (88) , Branch Operations Manager (71) , Onsite Account Representative (54) , Warehouse Associate (52) , Manager (42) , Inside Sales Representative (37) , Part Time Sales Associate (36)

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

"Most of the people that work at Fastenal are great people from the top to the bottom." ((in 283 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 184 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 138 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 121 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 114 reviews))

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

"There wasn't to much wrong other than the boredom and the low pay the bosses were dicks also but it's ok" ((in 672 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 267 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 112 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 107 reviews)); "Low pay and commission" ((in 101 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fastenal layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Fastenal layoffs and their outlook for job security at Fastenal in 2026.

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Fastenal reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,805 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

2.8

Compensation and benefits

Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,805 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fastenal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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Race / Ethnicity

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Jun 1, 2025

Just Say No to Fastanal

Production machinist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers always worked hard. They'll hire anyone.

Cons

Weakest managment ive ever worked with, causing high turnover (seems intentional) Loyalty only flows up at Fastenal. When understaffed, employees expected to do jobs of multiple people. Deny people vacation time for important life events so they quit. Managers talk at you not to you causing people to quit. Managers scheduling hiccups become the workers problem, leading them to quit. Management discourages employees seeking accomodations. Managment unable to meet company expectations for conduct.

4.0

May 30, 2025

Stepping Stone Job

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dynamic. You get to use different hats as inventory clerk, shipper, receiver, sales, purchasing, customer service. The company is big and there are opportunities to grow. It's a good company to start a carreer, but not to stay in the long term.

Cons

The salary is low. Could be a "harsh" environment (language is harsh).

3.0

May 30, 2025

Work

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

successful company sales experience great benefits

Cons

low pay not a whole lot of training

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