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 (442) , 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 278 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 177 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 145 reviews)); "Great training to help sales and knowledge of customers" ((in 119 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 659 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 265 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 107 reviews)); "Low pay and commission" ((in 106 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

(5,783 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 5,783 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

Feb 14, 2009

Mediocre Job

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Potential commission, decent amount of time allowed off, get to be outside a lot. Meet a lot of interesting people, and can make some nice relationships for future help. It is also not hard to transfer to another location if you are moving. The people I work with are nice though.

Cons

Long hours, don't get paid much in comparison to the manager who makes my monthly paycheck in one commission check. I struggle while he's fine. The branch is very unorganized and no one is really stepping up to change that.

3.0

Feb 5, 2009

Quick mobility upward to the general manager level, then thats about it.

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are beginning your career then Fastenal is an excellent company to get in on the ground floor of sales. You can quickly become a general manager, but there is not much opportunity beyond that level within the company.

Cons

There is a ceiling at the general manager level that is very difficult to break through since they have begun restricting their store expansions.

5.0

Jan 13, 2009

In Will we trust

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Autonomy of the branch - love being able to run my business and market with their money Merit Pay - if you ain't growing you will eventually feel it in your bank account Benefits package Training

Cons

Inexperienced branch managers Sometimes reward short term successes with promotions only to see those people fail as managers

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