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

4.0

Jan 5, 2026

Good company

Project delivery specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good environment and good people

Cons

low pay on your own delivering

2.0

Jan 4, 2026

Pay could be better

Saw operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Guaranteed work and 40 hours a week.

Cons

Bosses will tell you the company can’t afford to provide good raises for the ones that work but will push those even harder to ensure their bonuses are great.

2.0

Jan 1, 2026

Everyone is underpaid and over estimated

Branch operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-If your branch manager is cool then it’s a cool environment. -if you hit KPIs and show competency, you will be recognized -they try to recognize hard work it seems. -Upward mobility (except you’ll be underpaid the whole way) -If you are lazy, work here.

Cons

-Pay is horrible -Half blue collar job -you will be surrounded by uneducated people or part time retirees at the branch level -company is built to hook you in and keep lower quality talent. College educated talent can find much better -company is EXTREMELY disorganized. Systematic issues from up top (district level and higher broad strategy level) trickle down and leave the branches to fight for themselves -branch level deals with BS from customers and most importantly BS from internal systemic problems -culture talks about integrity yet gives employees opportunities endlessly to steal and scam which has led to many customer facing issues. I wouldn’t trust Fastenal if I was an outsider as it’s very personal dependent (their systems are so bad it allows for stealing/scamming) -CEO is a quack weirdo

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