Does Border States pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Border States employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Border States. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Border States?

63% of Border States employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Border States 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Border States?

Warehouse Associate (15) , Account Manager (8) , City Desk Representative (8) , Customer Service Representative (7) , CDL Driver (4) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (4) , Inside Sales Representative (3) , Project Manager (3) , Warehouse (3) , Account Manager/Project Manager (2) , Branch Operations Manager (2) , Delivery Driver (2) , Driver (2) , Human Resources (2) , Quotation Specialist (2)

What are the pros of working at Border States according to real employee reviews?

"ESOP is a great benefit." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great people to work with and for" ((in 18 reviews)); "several branches, easy transfers, ESOP is an added bonus" ((in 6 reviews)); "work life balance and competitive pay" ((in 4 reviews)); "Growing, great coworkers, good benefits" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Border States according to real employee reviews?

"low to below average pay" ((in 12 reviews)); "How can you have a company where half the staff are minorities but where basically all upper management is white?" ((in 5 reviews)); "Not much for training have to learn on your own" ((in 4 reviews)); "long hours and very demanding" ((in 4 reviews)); "Leadership is going back in time instead of working to remain competitive and listen to the “valued” employee owners." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Border States layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Border States layoffs and their outlook for job security at Border States in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Border States locations?

Fargo , Phoenix , Kansas City , Charlotte , Denver , Salt Lake City , Tempe , Albuquerque , Concord , Amarillo , Sioux Falls , Faribault , Albertville , Charleston , Minot , Williston , Brooklyn Park , Maple Grove , Kansas City , Foley , American Fork , Chicago , Fredericksburg , Saint Louis , New York , Pewaukee , Tucson , Billings , Missoula , Gillette

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Border States

Border States reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(210 total reviews)

Jason Seger

76% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Border States has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 210 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Border States employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

210 reviews

2.0

Jan 25, 2024

Moving backwards

Employee-owner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fortunate if you work on a good team with good supervisors (I am)

Cons

Moving backward - instead of embracing the future and accommodating flexibility and diversity, they are making it more difficult for women, minorities, those with ADA needs, and other unique circumstances. They will lose good employee-owners to companies (competitors) that have a vision for the future instead of a yearning for the old, male, able-bodied, non-BIPOC dominated workforces.

2.0

Jan 23, 2024

Much Room for Improvement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of the people are great to work with. ESOP is a nice benefit for those that stick around long enough.

Cons

Leadership is going back in time instead of working to remain competitive and listen to the “valued” employee owners. Lack of remote work options and a Fargo first mentality for Corporate employees drives off very talented employees or potential employees. Lower pay than most competitors and not much other than ESOP for benefits. Don’t plan on any career advancement opportunities unless you’re a white male with the new leadership.

4.0

Jan 17, 2024

Good Company But Stuck in the Past

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Border States has a great set of benefits with their shining star being the ESOP. I work on a really great team with a great leader who puts the employees on the team first so our team feels really valued. This is not the case for all teams.

Cons

They recently took away the option for remote work full-time so you now have to be in the office 3 days a week. This has really decreased morale. Even top executives have left the company due to this policy. Instead of Border States caring about this they let the top executives leave instead of hearing what their workers had to say and adjusting the policy due to feedback.

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Jobs at Border States

City Desk Representative/Counter Sales

Warehouse Associate - 7am to 3:30pm 1st shift full time