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 (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 287 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 186 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 143 reviews)); "Great training to help sales and knowledge of customers" ((in 131 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 107 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 676 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 264 reviews)); "Low pay and commission" ((in 105 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 104 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

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

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 24, 2014

The Spooner WI store sucks.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Might be some Pros but not if you work in the Spooner store.

Cons

It is all hell you will be discriminated against if you are only part-time. Part-time Customer Service. I can't think of one thing that was good. The GM was never in the store within 2 weeks of starting i was left alone for hours. It was really wonderful when the GM came back and showed us all the goodies she got at Maurices. I was told I needed to step up because I missed 2 days of work. Most horrible experience ever. Wish I could post the write up I received after risking my life for the company by driving in blizzard conditions.

3.0

Apr 24, 2014

Fastenal has been a great company to work for, you gain so much experience that you can utilize to grow your career.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Experience, Freedom, Work Life Balance, Business Skills

Cons

Low Pay, Wear too many hats, employee turnover. This company is way too frugal.

5.0

Apr 23, 2014

Do you make excuses for why you can't? Then your not meant to work here.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love my job. I have been general manager for one year and look forward to work everyday. If you are a hard worker who doesn't get stuck in the negative you can be very very successful. FASTENAL is not for everyone. So much flexibility to run MY BUISNESS the way I want to. If you can go pound the pavement every day looking for opportunities and a sale you will be successful. Fastenal can teach you with the tools we have at our fingertips. But not everyone is worth the time.

Cons

I don't believe there are any.

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The Spooner WI store sucks.

Fastenal has been a great company to work for, you gain so much experience that you can utilize to grow your career.

Do you make excuses for why you can't? Then your not meant to work here.

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