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 (443) , Outside Sales Representative (347) , Account Specialist (259) , 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 280 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 185 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 132 reviews)); "The training is great and can really open doors for you in the future" ((in 124 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 116 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 663 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 265 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 108 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((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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3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,785 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 5,785 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

5.0

Mar 11, 2014

Great Place to Work

Account specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Training Freedom to call on who you want as often as you'd like Good pay for the education level required Benefits Advancement Opportunities

Cons

Pile on the responsibilities. Most branches are understaffed and struggle to meet the demands of management due to personnel restrictions.

4.0

Feb 20, 2014

Great company to begin your career.

Osp

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decentralized, freedom of account management, promotion potential.

Cons

long hours, no easy way of doing anything, company changing policies all the time

4.0

Feb 3, 2014

Great place for a first part time job, if you are looking to work in the area of sales or supply chain management

Inside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training by Store Manager

Cons

None really the store manager was great and I leaned alot

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