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 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

(5,801 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

3.0

Jun 29, 2013

Somewhat manageable opportunity, but lacking compensation.

Sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The competitive retail environment is invigorating if your into competition and beating out your peers. The opportunity to meet interesting clients and grow long lasting relationships benefits the most.

Cons

Management is sometimes a pain, as in their motive behind certain changes the company takes, a particular example is the recent pricing assistance. Furthermore compensation is unbalanced, as commission is based off growth and multiple factors that sometimes are quite hard to change but are counterproductive when focusing on growth.

3.0

Jun 26, 2013

Not bad

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours for part time

Cons

Low paying, long hours, boring and monotonous.

2.0

Jun 19, 2013

Good introduction to sales

Sales trainee/outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

lots of freedom, vending solutions and vendor managed inventory can be a fulfilling sell, if you want to relocate or wait for your GM to quit you can advance pretty easy

Cons

Where do I start! Probably the worst paying outside sales job ever (try living on 36,000 in the city), Fastenal has very high prices unless you're selling to a larger company. Nothing is more infuriating then having walk-in customers who need 5 bolts for their bike, if you are in a branch that isn't making 50,000+ you get stuck as a Sales trainee making a measly 36k @ 44 hours a week ($17/hr).

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