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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fastenal?

65% of Fastenal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fastenal 3.8 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 (511) , General Manager (467) , Sales Support (445) , Outside Sales Representative (347) , Account Specialist (260) , Supply Chain Associate (208) , OUTSIDE SALES (130) , Sales Representative (92) , Sales (88) , Branch Operations Manager (71) , Onsite Account Representative (54) , Warehouse Associate (52) , 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 279 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 176 reviews)); "Good benefits and family atmosphere" ((in 138 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 137 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 111 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 670 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 266 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 110 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((in 105 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 103 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

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,807 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,807 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

3.0

Feb 26, 2014

Great company to gain experience, not a great company to make a career.

Osp

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to gain experience.

Cons

not much opportunity to grow in the company, pay is ehh.

2.0

Feb 23, 2014

Ultimately frustrating and unrewarding shambles

General warehouse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Within a shambles lots of flexibility for p/t workers with corresponding easy-going attitude amongst co workers. Lots of opportunity to learn if you are keen, along with opportunity to step up into greater responsibility. Warehouse conditions fair.

Cons

Absolutely NO structured trainings. You learn as you go and your mistakes are covered over by Fastenal's exorbitant prices. Even as you step up into greater responsibility you will have to fight every inch to get even a tiny increase in your close-to-the-bottom pay. Warehouse work is heavy and cleanliness is most noticeable at ISO time. Reliance on poorly paid part time workers means an ever shifting work force which works against any attempts to create continuity and improve standards.

4.0

Feb 20, 2014

Great company to begin your career.

Osp

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decentralized, freedom of account management, promotion potential.

Cons

long hours, no easy way of doing anything, company changing policies all the time

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Great company to gain experience, not a great company to make a career.

Ultimately frustrating and unrewarding shambles

Great company to begin your career.

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