Does Fastenal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fastenal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fastenal. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 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 (444) , Outside Sales Representative (347) , Account Specialist (260) , Supply Chain Associate (206) , 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 183 reviews)); "Good benefits and family atmosphere" ((in 144 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 130 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 665 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 269 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 104 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

(5,789 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

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,789 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 16, 2010

Do not take the job offer

Branch manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good stepping stone to sales and sales management. Teaches you how to run a business.

Cons

Salary and commissions are criminal. They will not promote you if you are difficult to replace. So they will promote a lesser qualified and ignorant individual because they are easier to replace - doesnt make sense but is a fact.

3.0

Nov 8, 2010

Part-Time support

Sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good for part-time support and there is a very flexible schedule. Also you get some good basic job experience.

Cons

Not much job growth potential in this company. You will not be moving anywhere fast and opportunities are far and few.

4.0

Nov 2, 2010

Good place to learn on your feet - sometimes running

Sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Get so see a lot of what goes into day to day operations of running a business. -Ive been sales support at 3 branches and helped with CSP implementations at 3 branches and can without a doubt say I've liked every single person I've worked with at Fastenal. -They will work around your college schedule at the sales support level. -Graduating soon and will most likely jump right into OS after about a year at Fastenal. -Bounty Hunter competition is fun. -Learn about a large company that works with Industries that drive the U.S. economy

Cons

-SS hour limits leaves you scratching to survive. -Hour limits also leave more for the GM and OS to get done when they should designate all their time to selling. -Comission pay scale and POS cost issues seem unfair at times. -Sometimes there is a lack of transparency throughout the organization. -online training is ok but using POS fast and errorless comes through repetition. **Get the website looking better, feeling better and easier to navigate** it would save a lot of time and money for customers to make online orders.

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Jobs at Fastenal

Supply Chain Associate

España

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