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 (88) , 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 274 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 186 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 142 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 131 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 113 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 675 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 264 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 106 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 103 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((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.

Fastenal reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,795 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 5,795 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

Apr 12, 2012

Great part-time job

Outside sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible work schedule - Good pay relative to other part-time jobs +Started at $8.50 hourly and was raised to $10.00 after ~18 months - Given more responsibility than most jobs - Good resume builder - Developed some sales/telephone skills

Cons

- Work can be repetitive - Often dealt with customers who are not very bright - Required you to dress semi-business casual but often got dirty on the job - Long hours, stores are typically open 7:30am - 5:00pm

5.0

Apr 11, 2012

I don't know what people are talking about I Think it an amazing job

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay you get paid to drive around and talk to people but its definitely a sales job if your not self motivated you need not apply. Good benefits unlimited earning potential don't believe people on here once again if you get sour and don't stay motivated your not gonna make squat bit if you keep pushing and growing you'll do great people may not believe this but I'm making right at 6 figures not common but can be done if you develops your business dont give up when you here NO!! Or Fastenal sucks Grainger is great and most of all you manage your time efficiently

Cons

The setup of the stores not as nice as I would like them, the computer systems need work interactions suck but if you get them done your golden . Lots of bad attitudes from fellow employees so you really have to stay motivated this job is all on you but you get paid for it

3.0

Apr 3, 2012

Decent place for a recent college grad.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can move up quickly in the company (at least at the store level) Lots of resources (almost too many) Get weekends off.

Cons

Compensation not clearly stated. Training is not very good. Basically, you have to teach yourself or hope you have a good co-worker to teach you the system.

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