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, 3.6 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 (51) , 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 281 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 178 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 144 reviews)); "Great training to help sales and knowledge of customers" ((in 127 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 115 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 272 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 110 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 101 reviews)); "Low pay and commission" ((in 101 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

(5,803 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

78% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

2.8

Compensation and benefits

Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,803 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Apr 25, 2013

Lots of hard work given with results of criticism and no appreciation. I am not an "A" candidate, translated "yes" man

Part-time sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worked with my schedule as a part time employee

Cons

Where do I begin? Comments about my age (40s), constant reminding that I am not an "A" candidate for raises/recognition because I do not want a career with them (for good reason), watching people get treated poorly, demoted or even fired for not being a team player.

3.0

Apr 21, 2013

Its going well

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to interact with people

Cons

Have grumpy old co workers

1.0

Apr 18, 2013

Most frugal company in America and it is reflected in all aspects of the job

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will be paid a paycheck You will learn how to sell in a territory You are on your own most of the time

Cons

Pay is extremely low If you sell a giant bin stock of fasteners, guess who's putting it all together and delivering it? You, the sales guy! Guess who's making the collection calls? You! The sales guy! Guess who's cleaning the stores bathrooms? You! The sales guy! Guess who will be doing 1000 other things besides actually selling, and then asked why your numbers are so low? You of course! The sales guy! Guess who will be counting the stores inventory every month for cycle counts? You! The sales guy! It's not really a sales job. It's more like they throw a business at you and say "here, run it" You're supposed to feel honored that you work for a company with "decentralized" decision making when in reality all of the decisions are made up already and you simply are supposed to follow them.

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Lots of hard work given with results of criticism and no appreciation. I am not an "A" candidate, translated "yes" man

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