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 278 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 178 reviews)); "Good benefits and family atmosphere" ((in 141 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 134 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 662 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 268 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 115 reviews)); "manager was bad but most people in company were great" ((in 106 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 101 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

(5,795 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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6K reviews

2.0

Dec 13, 2011

A waste of time and unkept promises.

Inventory control

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fairly flexible schedule and a lot of independence.

Cons

Unless you have worked for the company for 10 or more years, expect no respect or true growth within the company.

3.0

Nov 29, 2011

Great experience

Sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For PT work: Flexible schedule Good pay (especially for a student) Meet a vast variety of people from many backgrounds Learn how to think and make decisions quickly Learn to micromanage Free training and opportunities

Cons

VERY fast paced Can get hectic when your OSP and Manager are out and you are the only one there to answer 4 phone lines and handle 5 walk-in customers. Expected to pick up every aspect quickly despite having no formal training, being thrown to the wolves. Lack of communication. Almost none trickle down effect

2.0

Nov 25, 2011

Not fun, very dry, long hours, not worth effort

Sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Be part of a large company with millions of dollars in sales. HUGE employee discount, you pay the cost plus 5% markup instead of 60%. Paid training. Drive a nice dodge ram truck occasionally

Cons

When you get to teh nuts and bolts of it (haha sorry I had to), its a very boring tedious job. Counting different size bolts doing inventory checks of 2500 parts. It's a lot of work for not a great wage. Can get boring with only 2-4 co-workers in a warehouse they call a retail store. Better off getting a more interesting job and a more interesting company than one that sells fasteners.

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