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 280 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 179 reviews)); "Good training and lots of opportunities" ((in 133 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 130 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 110 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 664 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 270 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 106 reviews)); "manager was bad but most people in company were great" ((in 104 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

63% would recommend to a friend

(5,815 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

77% 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 5,815 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

4.0

Nov 4, 2014

Unrealistic expectations

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

freedom of environment, superior vending program, sales training is better than average, Large chain of information and resources

Cons

Poor work-home balance, failure to move forward with current business trends (i.e. pricing, freight), unable to take a chance to better market share, too much corporate overhead

2.0

Oct 29, 2014

2 faced management with no planning and nobody knows what to do but they want results! else you are fired

Senior developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salaries as compared to the industry (with higher risk), flexible working hours, Excellent technical team in the US to work along with

Cons

Specific to India centre - Poor Management, No Corporate Culture whatsoever, Very risky to work as the management will find someone and fire them if things don't go as per the vision (no plan), Apathetic towards employee, Poor Infrastructure, massive favoritism

2.0

Oct 28, 2014

Corporate keeps changing their minds

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's good entry level sales experience. Don't think about staying there forever, get your experience and move on or else you'll be sucked in and could miss out on something better.

Cons

They change the pay scale at least once a year. Micromanage, turnover on OSP's

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Unrealistic expectations

2 faced management with no planning and nobody knows what to do but they want results! else you are fired

Corporate keeps changing their minds

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