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 (8) , 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 22 reviews)); "Great people to work with and for" ((in 18 reviews)); "several branches, easy transfers, ESOP is an added bonus" ((in 7 reviews)); "The care that they had shown me as a Distribution Leadership employee is genuine and unrivaled compared to other companies I have worked with before." ((in 4 reviews)); "Flexibility, great coworkers, ESOP culture" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"The pay could be better" ((in 11 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?

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

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

3.0

Jan 18, 2021

general review

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A decent job with good benefits.

Cons

Hours can be challenging for home life.

4.0

Jan 11, 2021

Good company to build your skills

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility was very good in my department.

Cons

Movement of ideas through management levels was slow

4.0

Dec 21, 2020

Best kept secret in Fargo, ND

Senior buyer, procurement

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong Employee Stock Owned company with positive yearly growth and opportunities across the US. ESOP benefits are great for long term employees.

Cons

Small company feel has been lost, but they are working to get back to that stage again. Depending on department, management may not be the most engaging.

Border States Response

5y

Thanks for your assessment – we agree, employee-ownership is a great benefit and we’ll keep working on improving through our annual engagement survey to listen to employee-owners like you and take action for positive change.

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