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 277 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 189 reviews)); "Good benefits and family atmosphere" ((in 138 reviews)); "The training is great and can really open doors for you in the future" ((in 130 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 118 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 665 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 269 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 102 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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Fastenal reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,797 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 5,797 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

Nov 20, 2025

Amazing Job!

Fullfillment specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Teamwork Engaging Flexible Good benefits Growth and Development

Cons

Some slow days Frequent company wide changes

4.0

Nov 20, 2025

Branch/ sales roles are great

Account specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I loved my position, The pay may not be there at the beginning, but they promote and give raises to the ones that work hard. The environment is labor intensive but not too horrible just a lot of boxes moved and restocking customers. They are not one to micromanage and they have really good teams that help get you all the knowledge/ resources you need. Other side of the coin, there are bad teams and bad managers, that's everywhere though

Cons

There is a cap to growth in the sales side, There are so many departments that you can transfer over to but after a certain growth it become really niche/ degree-oriented positions

5.0

Nov 18, 2025

Great Place to Work

Account specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team to work with and great resources available to help you succeed in your role. Leadership works to prepare you for your next step within Fastenal no matter if it's a risk to them losing you on their team.

Cons

Don't have much for complaints. Compensation is based on growth so be cautious of that if you expect a lot on guaranteed salary.

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