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, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fastenal?

Sales Associate (510) , General Manager (466) , 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 287 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 186 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 143 reviews)); "Great training to help sales and knowledge of customers" ((in 131 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 107 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 676 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 264 reviews)); "Low pay and commission" ((in 105 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((in 105 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 104 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

(5,803 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

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 5,803 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

Jan 22, 2012

Terrible, corrupt company

Sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Greatly enjoy the guys that I worked with in the store. Decent Pay for someone that is making this their first job out of college Will hire just about anyone because of high turnover

Cons

park time only work about 20 hours. not able to keep promises about future opportunities. corrupt, will go behind customer back to make the most money. how bonus(commission) are paid is a joke, they have started something new if you don't continuously improve your sales numbers as a store and outside sales person you are put on a watch list that you are not completing your job to the best of your abilities.

1.0

Nov 10, 2011

Shrinkage through lack of customer service

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No weekends Some freedom in choosing your schedule Gas card and use of company vehicle Get to meet lots of people, and see some neat things

Cons

Where do I begin... Low pay for the amount of hours you work if you're full time (50+) Management makes backwards decisions Micromanaged to the max Constant pressure No appreciation for the job you do

1.0

Nov 3, 2011

I didnt kiss the DM, someone else did.

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

there is money to be made if you have the sales and competent people working in the branch. good product selection to sell

Cons

wont pay support people enough to keep them around. If you have a good idea, DM takes the credit, lack of ability to think outside the box

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