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 (208) , 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 270 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 188 reviews)); "Good training and lots of opportunities" ((in 124 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 114 reviews)); "Great coworkers and bosses." ((in 103 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 658 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 269 reviews)); "No benefits for Part Time" ((in 133 reviews)); "Low pay and commission" ((in 109 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 108 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

(5,799 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 5,799 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

Aug 23, 2016

So begins micromanagement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent hours. That's really it. Everything wise now sucks. I hate being micromanaged

Cons

Beancounters just hit us with super micromanagement. Gotta log hours to the minute. Can't pull up our systems ahead of time. Can't do this. Can't do that. They don't pay us enough for this job. Oh gotta be careful you don't get overtime. I was enjoying my job. Not anymore. Time to hunt for something new.

2.0

Aug 10, 2016

Outside Sales

Outside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to get experience. Lots of opportunity with local branches and pretty high overturn. They give you clear direction as how to advance and there are plenty of different directions you can go when moving up.

Cons

Compensation... Pay scale is incredibly hard to justify staying in the same position for more than a year or two which leads to a massive amount of overturn.

4.0

Jul 14, 2016

1,000 Requirements

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed work environment, make your own daily schedule, room for promotion, given all the tools to succeed (except labor), innovative

Cons

Expect you to be perfect in every area of a business, but don't staff branches sufficiently to support them. "flavor of the month" mentality with what's important.

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