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

(5,818 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 5,818 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

Feb 19, 2015

Stepping stone

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a good experience to learn many different faces of running a business.

Cons

Awful compensation structure. Upper management is comical to stay the least.

3.0

Feb 19, 2015

Good Job experience, HORRIBLE compensation

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a great job to have if you are in college and needing a part time job. They will give you the experience you need to go on to better outside sales jobs.

Cons

The pay structure is terrible. Your base salary is very low, and you only get 2% commission on your sales unless you grow, and even then it is not very much at all. If they "value" their employees like they say they do they would pay us more, instead of filling their pockets with our hard earned money. They also have very high expectations for us Sales guys, which I would not mind working very hard to hit, if I knew that I was going to be compensated well for.

4.0

Feb 19, 2015

A good position for someone interested in developing a sales and/or management career.

Sales trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours for college students and pretty decent pay for college students. Also, the company is very committed to growth of their employees.

Cons

Nothing really negative to say about the company. However, I did discover that sales positions are not for me.

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Stepping stone

Good Job experience, HORRIBLE compensation

A good position for someone interested in developing a sales and/or management career.

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