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 (510) , General Manager (466) , 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

(5,805 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 5,805 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

Oct 7, 2014

Great Experience

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to control how fast you move up within the company. Going on sales calls for a new employee is challenging but in the end it can be really rewarding. Took me just over a year of being a salesperson fresh out of college, to being a GM in a new store.

Cons

Long hours. If you want to succeed you have to put in more time then the next guy/gal. Pay can also be an issue, but with commission it offsets that. It is a sales driven job, so you may feel that you're never doing a good job but thats because you always need to keep growing.

3.0

Oct 6, 2014

Great Sales Experience

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You truly learn how to run a business. Fastenal gives you great sales experience.

Cons

Most Fastenal branches are understaffed and that creates challenges. Base salary is not that great, but commission potential helps.

2.0

Oct 2, 2014

Good starting point

Osp

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with some good people. Customers are great, product selection is great. If you like doing grunt work all the time no matter your position in the store (Part-time, Sales Support, Acct. Manager, OSP, GM), then you will have a great time here.

Cons

Corporate initiatives are absurd. They claim "decentralized decision-making" but they will stick their hands in your business far too often.

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