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

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 5,815 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).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

Oct 27, 2014

Wear 10 different hats at the same tip as General Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work 60+ hours and devote your every minute to be BLUE for Fastenal, you will get paid!

Cons

It's very political. Stressful, short handed with having a knowledgable staff that are professional, lots of baby sitting, a turn and burn atmosphere that customers get tired of.

4.0

Oct 24, 2014

Sales Support/Sales Trainee

Sales support/sales trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, Competitive Pay, Team oriented atmosphere. Communication flowed freely from part time employees up through district managers.

Cons

There seemed to be constant reshuffling of employees within the district. All employees outside of branch managers were subject to being moved to a different branch to accommodate for changing needs. It was not mandatory, but made to feel "necessary" for you development within the company.

2.0

Oct 24, 2014

Fastenal is a good place to start an industrial sales career, however plan to move on.

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fastenal can be a great place to work in a store getting to know customers and helping them with their needs on a daily basis. Great networking opportunity

Cons

When I was leaving Fastenal and interviewing with other companies, everyone said Fastenal is a 20/20 company. They hire 20 year olds for 20 months and then turn them over. Good luck finding a manager over 45 in the store level. The majority of employees are young white men 20-30 years old. Fastenal does not value experience in their stores, even though their customers do. As turnover occurs customers leave and buy elsewhere because service falters when good people leave.

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Fastenal is a good place to start an industrial sales career, however plan to move on.

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