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 (512) , 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 272 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 183 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 140 reviews)); "Good training and lots of opportunities" ((in 136 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 118 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 672 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 269 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 110 reviews)); "Low pay and commission" ((in 103 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((in 102 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

(5,812 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 5,812 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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6K reviews

3.0

Apr 6, 2015

Ripe with opportunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Impressive platform to utilize, grow, and hone your skills as a person

Cons

Turnover high due to poor pay.

4.0

Apr 6, 2015

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for hire from within

Cons

not to much to be sad about

3.0

Apr 5, 2015

It's interesting

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get a sweet discount, work truck, good benefits. Go into work at 7:30 and you won't leave till 5. Get a full days work in. 10 dollars an hour starting pay

Cons

If you are a part timer it isn't worth it. You will be promised to be a sales trainee and in reality you will be putting away stock all day and taking out the garbage. You will look around and notice that there are few people who have been with the company for very long due to the high turnover rate. In winter time your hours will be cut back to 16 a week which makes life difficult especially if you are like me and are a college student.

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