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.

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Fastenal reviews

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(5,819 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

76% 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

3.1

Senior management

2.8

Compensation and benefits

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).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

Nov 12, 2015

Fastenal is good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and location is a plus

Cons

Not enough days off. Over bearing management

3.0

Nov 11, 2015

Easy job, good culture, poor pay.

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good first job, laid back friendly environment, very low stress 90% of the time, company vehicle (have to leave at the office).

Cons

Very low pay, fairly high turnover, little to no real world training, very hard to make large commission checks, out dated software which causes you to waste large amounts of time at the office, instead of being able to input orders in the field. Poor inside sales team at majority of stores (as far as helping the sales reps goes).

1.0

Nov 10, 2015

support lead

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great learning skills, decent pay and enjoyed a lot of the people I worked with daily.

Cons

unless you like to kiss butt you will not last at this company. they treat employees like crap and forget who keeps them in business. lied to about stuff talked about behind your back and just when you think every thing is getting better they stab you in the back again. a lot of over time hours unpaid for bonuses taken away from us do un controllable situations such as semi accidents etc. lack of communication between management and employees.

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