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.

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

Oct 27, 2021

Starter Job

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-You get to see a ton of cool business les in your area -Company has good goals and aspirations -Practice your business to business interactions and problem solving skills

Cons

-Pay is horrendous, base salaries are near the federal minimum allowed. -There are no performance reviews or raises to base pay. In there eyes if you want more money then you need to sell more and to earn a larger commission. -Uses a lean employment model so you are asked to do more then there is time for and you have little to no help -Corporate company provides little to no support to the branches to accomplish tasks -Employee turnover is high causing issues in product knowledge, sales ability and customer trust.

4.0

Oct 11, 2021

Mixed Feelings

Manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hours are good, benefits standard, bonus fluctuate according to how your department does, just like any place else some people are amazing others not so much.

Cons

Just like any other company new hires in this case less than 10 years at the company are treated differently depending on the area you are in. Honestly it can be hard to tell if you are treated differently but after a while of working you begin to understand the inner workings of things, the hierarchy of things. Another down side, but this typically in most companies, is you don't get a raise unless you say something the issue I have with that is some people can get easily timid or are too nervous to ask for a raise/evaluation so unfortunately they could work there for years and never receive a raise.

1.0

Aug 5, 2021

Do not.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. Really bad management, expects the most offers no support. Does not pay well for the amount of work you do, promises you will get paid but in all actually do not.

Cons

All. Long hours. Low pay for the amount of work you do. A lot of open promises to get you into the company then to stay.

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