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 20 reviews)); "Great people to work with and for" ((in 17 reviews)); "several branches, easy transfers, ESOP is an added bonus" ((in 5 reviews)); "Family feel and great benefits." ((in 4 reviews)); "Great crew, fun opportunities and trainings" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"low to below average pay" ((in 10 reviews)); "How can you have a company where half the staff are minorities but where basically all upper management is white?" ((in 5 reviews)); "Bad managers promote by friends not quality" ((in 4 reviews)); "Not much for training have to learn on your own" ((in 4 reviews)); "long hours and very demanding" ((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?

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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

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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).

Reviews by job title

210 reviews

5.0

Jul 3, 2021

Great place to work!

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For those who stick around, the ESOP is an extremely powerful retirement tool

Cons

Due to the impressive ESOP, base salaries are typically lower than market averages.

5.0

Jun 28, 2021

Great Company

Regional sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything at Border States is great.

Cons

No cons as of now.

5.0

Jun 23, 2021

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great family like culture and lots of great people there to help

Cons

seems like it is hard to move up in many branches

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Jobs at Border States

City Desk Representative/Counter Sales

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