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 274 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 186 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 142 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 131 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 675 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 264 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 106 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 103 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((in 103 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

May 4, 2023

Lots to do with little pay

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with some really great and smart women. You get a lot of experience. You get to work for a fortune 500 company so that on your resume is nice.

Cons

You get a lot on your plate for very little pay. It always felt like a boys club. More stressful due to other unorganized people in the org. The company only cares about the stores, so if you are working in the office, you can do the same thing somewhere else and get paid way more.

2.0

Sep 21, 2022

Broken Promises

Account specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good for entry level sales

Cons

Was completely lied to regarding the position in the interview. Got a promotion very quickly and actually earned less because of their terrible commission structure. Asked for a raise after 1 year and was told we don’t do raises by the district manager. So if you need to pay a mortgage this isn’t the place to work.

3.0

Aug 20, 2022

Needs to be willing to grow internally

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, culture, and core values.

Cons

They understaff to the point of employee burnout. There is no way to anonymously report issues, and when you do nothing gets solved. So decentralized that it causes issues once employees talk to each other and see how differently teams are treated.

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