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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

2.0

Sep 21, 2011

Experience

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Knowledge given through training via intranet is great - Start Salary is good is you have a small family or single - Promotions are given upon you demonstrate your ability in you Scorecard

Cons

- Same salary as you start with - Ask too much (50+ hours weekly, huge goals for a small area) of for given too little (salary, commisions) - You are on your own. Must be VERY proactive and SELF-motivating.

2.0

Sep 21, 2011

good at first, decent in the middle, total deterioration into an awful job at the end

Don't know, they kept changing it

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you had worked there long enough, you had some decent time off built up. Most of the customers are good people to deal with as well as just talk to . Large variety of items to sell.

Cons

bad ethics: too many to count. never a good comment given when goals were reached. Pricing always high unless a large account was specially priced for. Look good on paper for investors only because their acquired companies are growing (Holokrome)

3.0

Sep 7, 2011

Good but needs better management

Inside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good job, fun working atmosphere, overall Fastenal is a good company to work for if your just looking to get a paycheck

Cons

It is difficult to learn about the products if you have never been around construction before, the hours are long and boring, and advancement is tough

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