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 277 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 180 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 148 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 119 reviews)); "training and looks good on your resume" ((in 112 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 662 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 260 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 109 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 107 reviews)); "Low pay and commission" ((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.

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Fastenal reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,802 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 5,802 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

2.0

Feb 17, 2013

You reap what you sow

Warehouse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Schedule flexibility is the more than adequate, mostly due to the part-time employment model.

Cons

Utter reluctance to seek better practices and the entrenched practice of driving down labour costs through disingenuous achievement metrics.

3.0

Feb 13, 2013

neutral

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very decentralized, so you get a fair amount of leeway in how you run your book of business, depending on who your manager and district manager is.

Cons

10 hour days... if you keep your growth up you can make good money... If you hit a wall and stop growing or you have even a bad month your commission decreases GREATLY. You are also responsible for making sure your customers pay their bill. If they go over 90 days delinquent they take the commission back... and even if the customer eventually pays they don't give you the commission back. Also, the way you are scored and paid changes ALOT.

1.0

Feb 12, 2013

Terrible

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You do not need any skills to do this job

Cons

Management has no clue what they are doing and it is so slow in the store that if you see ten customers in one day you are lucky.

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