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 (209) , 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

(5,814 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 5,814 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

2.0

Jan 20, 2025

Box checking instead of doing things right

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Weekends off Reasonable Monday through Friday hours

Cons

Decentralized decision-making causes management to be all over the place through the company. District managers are dead weight and not useful, especially since most times they are unaware of what is transpiring in their branches Low pay even when you are a tenured employee Too much work load Unreasonable scorecard expectations Company cuts corners on labor and understaffs departments and branches Terrible benefits

2.0

Jan 20, 2025

Pay discrepancies

Onsite account representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced Quick promotion Lots of training

Cons

Low pay, little benefits, low commissions

3.0

Jan 17, 2025

Rough

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They woke you pretty hard and expect high sales despite lack of help.

Cons

Expects a lot from you very early on.

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