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 (511) , General Manager (467) , 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 275 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 180 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 139 reviews)); "training and looks good on your resume" ((in 128 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 113 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 676 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 266 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 110 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 105 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((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.

Fastenal reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,807 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,807 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).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Oct 3, 2023

poor management that will run you over just to save their butt

Logistics coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing low pay, over worked and under appreciated

Cons

Management will lie and create untrue stories just to fire you instead of addressing extremely poor management even when you try to address issues

5.0

Sep 23, 2023

Maintenance

Automation maintenance technician ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work High quality of life

Cons

No vision benefits, and benefits are expensive.

3.0

Sep 22, 2023

Needs Structure To Succeed

Account specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay check was nice. Monthly commissions. Liked some of my co-workers

Cons

Management and plan of action for my branch was lacking. Poor growth via lack of selling and finding new accounts. Poor leadership from DM to GM.

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poor management that will run you over just to save their butt

Maintenance

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