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?

63% 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 (446) , 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 272 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 182 reviews)); "Good benefits and family atmosphere" ((in 144 reviews)); "The training is great and can really open doors for you in the future" ((in 132 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 117 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 654 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 268 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 106 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 105 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

3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(5,817 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

77% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

2.8

Compensation and benefits

Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,817 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

Jan 7, 2015

Great entry level sales company

Outside salss

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pros are that you don't need a college or possibly even highschool degree (wait is that a pro?). You pretty much learn everything on the go or by messing up. It is a FANTASTIC entry level sales company though. I worked for Fastenal almost 4 years and credit them to helping me develop my skills. They will match your 401k

Cons

Terrible pay (unless you killed it like me) . Their system is designed for you to always fail, at something. Having way to many job titles such as outside sales/collection agent/inventory specialist/delivery boy/janitor/purchaser/shipping and recieving/vending. Really fastenal?

3.0

Jan 7, 2015

Decent experience, not enough pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-good company culture -always busy -great training program -gives you great base sales knowledge -tons of resources at your disposal -very large market, so the selling opportunities are high

Cons

-underpaid per industry standard -work/compensation ratio is too high -WAY too high of a turnover rate -don't value employees like they should

3.0

Jan 7, 2015

anonymous

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was fair for the work

Cons

long hours but needed to excel

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