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 (207) , OUTSIDE SALES (130) , Sales Representative (92) , Sales (87) , Branch Operations Manager (70) , Onsite Account Representative (54) , Warehouse Associate (50) , 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 282 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 180 reviews)); "The training is great and can really open doors for you in the future" ((in 134 reviews)); "Good benefits and family atmosphere" ((in 134 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 114 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 678 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 261 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 107 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((in 102 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

(5,794 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 5,794 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

Nov 3, 2011

I didnt kiss the DM, someone else did.

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

there is money to be made if you have the sales and competent people working in the branch. good product selection to sell

Cons

wont pay support people enough to keep them around. If you have a good idea, DM takes the credit, lack of ability to think outside the box

1.0

Nov 3, 2011

Corrupt Corporate Culture

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You learn to work under pressure. If you are capable of finding and building the relationships, the job can be simple. But it requires a lot of time.

Cons

- Poor Bottom Up communication. The higher ups do not like to listen to those below. - Read the other reviews. They really cover it well.

4.0

Oct 28, 2011

Enjoyable company

Sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay Flexibility Enjoyable work Great coworkers I have enjoyed my time working at Fastenal as a part-time sales associate.

Cons

Not enough hours They are VERY strict about giving part-timers a max of 18 hours a week. This is great if you are a student or work two jobs because they are really flexible with those 18 hours, but even if a full time position does come up, you have to apply for it and compete for it with everyone else and in my case, I lost the position to somebody else.

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