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 (465) , 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 270 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 188 reviews)); "Good training and lots of opportunities" ((in 124 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 114 reviews)); "Great coworkers and bosses." ((in 103 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 658 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 269 reviews)); "No benefits for Part Time" ((in 133 reviews)); "Low pay and commission" ((in 109 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 108 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

(5,801 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 5,801 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

4.0

Nov 20, 2012

part-time position is good for me

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great for college students and learning about sales in a growing industry of a normal nuts and bolts company throughout the world and nationwide

Cons

Need better compensation for the work that gets done around the warehouse. Its a good entry level job but not for the long term

2.0

Nov 17, 2012

Great place to start, horrible place to stay

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to move up if you're a punctual hard worker. Promotions happen fast because nobody stays very long.

Cons

Infested with "corporate culture". No top-down management, which they excuse by claiming that it is "decentralized". If you're salaried, expect to make mid-$30's while working as many hours as they want you to, sometimes weekends, sometimes getting called back in after your shift ended. Very few pleasant people to work with in the DC. They continue to waste money on expensive automated equipment that never works correctly. They will hire any thug off the streets, so if you're a lead or above, don't expect quality employees. Can't blame them though for the part-time, no benefits, and $10/hour with no raises EVER.

3.0

Nov 15, 2012

DC - machine work

General warehouse - picking

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is an honest job.

Cons

Repetitive work; tiring, boring, lonely, sometimes stressful. They frown upon teamwork and you don't get a break. It's incredible tedious and physically intensive. Most likely permanently messed up my back but it got me through college.

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