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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fastenal?

62% of Fastenal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fastenal 3.7 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 (513) , General Manager (467) , Sales Support (447) , Outside Sales Representative (347) , Account Specialist (260) , Supply Chain Associate (210) , OUTSIDE SALES (130) , Sales Representative (92) , Sales (88) , Branch Operations Manager (71) , Onsite Account Representative (54) , Warehouse Associate (53) , 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 273 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 187 reviews)); "Good benefits and family atmosphere" ((in 139 reviews)); "training and looks good on your resume" ((in 130 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 116 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 651 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 267 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 107 reviews)); "No commission on sales below 20% margin even though most of those sales are national accounts that you have no say in the pricing." ((in 107 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

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(5,819 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

76% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,819 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

2.0

Mar 7, 2015

It's ok

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent for just starting your sales career.

Cons

Does not pay very well

1.0

Mar 7, 2015

“Sinking Ship, get a life vest and JUMP!!! For those looking, stay on solid ground..... ”

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

NOT EVEN ONE EXCEPT FREE PARKING , FREE APPLES

Cons

You are very disposable and undervalued if you become an employee here. Almost on a weekly basis someone is either being fired, forced into resign or let go, thus the atmosphere is very dismal, unstable and depressing. Some of the people I worked with were great, but about 90% of them aren't even there anymore. You should run far away from this company or if you end up working here you may become a scapegoat for their poor management decisions. VERY BAD MANAGEMENT AND WORST PEOPLE SURROUNDING YOU . ONLY ONE WORD ABOUT THIS COMPANY IS , ..... IF U WANTED TO SPOIL YOUR LIFE, CAREER... YOU CAN JOIN

1.0

Mar 6, 2015

THIS JOB SUCKS

Sales trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good job experience. Goof job out of college.

Cons

Horrible pay structure. You are not nearly compensated for the work that require of you.

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THIS JOB SUCKS

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