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 (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 278 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 176 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 143 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 136 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 113 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 673 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 265 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 111 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((in 104 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

(5,809 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 5,809 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

Jan 17, 2015

Fast Paced, Rewarding

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Rewarding company with huge opportunity for growth within. Provides numerous training's to aide in educating employees in sales and product knowledge.

Cons

Frequent changes in different areas of the business.

3.0

Jan 15, 2015

My experience with this company was mediocre. My time there wasn't terrible, but I knew it wasn't something long term.

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I like working for smaller companies, employees are dispersed to branches within their sales territory. Therefore you are only typically working a few other people at your branch, which was nice because communication was easy.

Cons

Lack of training, poor pay, and limited employment grow opportunities.

3.0

Jan 14, 2015

Great Co-oworkers

Account specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good starter job for business student or sales person

Cons

Corporate Changes are constant, corporate controls everything

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My experience with this company was mediocre. My time there wasn't terrible, but I knew it wasn't something long term.

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