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 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.

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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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

May 18, 2025

Not a good place to work

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Only pro is consistent income

Cons

No incentives to grow within the Business. Horrible for families. No Christmas bonus (a box of candy is all you get). They also allow a lot of workplace harassment, racism, sexism, etc.

3.0

May 17, 2025

Ok work environment.

Data integration engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Beautiful and comfortable headquarters office building. Great coworkers.

Cons

Little room for advancement. Poor communication.

5.0

May 16, 2025

Great Company

Customer solutions consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very transparent about pathways Promote from within Decentralized decision making

Cons

Low starting pay Need to be consistent and work towards the top

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