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 (71) , Onsite Account Representative (54) , Warehouse Associate (51) , 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

(5,801 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 5,801 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

Apr 13, 2016

Excellent Place to Start a Career

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start a career, good opportunity for advancement early in career

Cons

Pay is disproportionate for amount of work and sales +margin growth, Carer advancement beyond GM position is somewhat limited

2.0

Mar 29, 2016

Not fun

Picker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They work with your college schedule really well and are pretty lenient when it comes to the rules. You get to listen to to music as well.

Cons

You cannot progress at all. Worked for 3 years as the top employee and they never paid out bonuses. Managers only care about cutting budgets and making their bonuses fatter while bragging about it.

3.0

Feb 25, 2016

Okay for now, but not for long

Part-time sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are very flexible with scheduling, when I need a day off I am able to get it. The pay is pretty good. A lot of hours available to work.

Cons

It feels like those who are working very hard and doing their jobs and criticized more heavily by management than those who are just barely finishing their work. It's very frustrating to receive criticism for doing something in a way that the manager doesn't prefer, while another employee isn't doing the work at all and hasn't received any feedback. Positive feedback is EXTREMELY lacking. The internal inventory management system is complete junk. Training was poor. I learned what are apparently "key elements of the job" after I'd already been there for 4 months.

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