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 277 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 179 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 140 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 129 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 274 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 106 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 106 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((in 99 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

5.0

Jan 14, 2015

Positive and Encouraging environment

Sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment and incentives to work hard are given constantly

Cons

compensation can be on lower end for responsibilities.

4.0

Jan 14, 2015

Great company for getting started

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a great, stable company. Co-workers are all hard workers, and very friendly. Managers are easy to approach and talk to whenever you want to.

Cons

There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of room for advancement, with the exception of certain positions related to sales, stores.

3.0

Jan 13, 2015

You can thrive if you're a hard worker and sales driven.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can get a wide variety of experience managing a business/customer base. You can advance with performance/experience even without a college degree.

Cons

Modest salary, but commission can be good. Recent trend toward hiring mostly part time employees.

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Positive and Encouraging environment

Great company for getting started

You can thrive if you're a hard worker and sales driven.

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