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?

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

(211 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 211 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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Race / Ethnicity

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Reviews by job title

211 reviews

5.0

Apr 11, 2019

Border States Invests in You

Distribution leadership trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Border States has shown time and time again that they are willing to but in the time and resources to fully develop their employees into leaders. Being employee owned means that everyone has a stake in the company itself, so in taking the effort to develop their employees means that everyone in the company is a valuable resource to you. Everyone (and I mean everyone) is willing to lend their time and knowledge to help you develop further. 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. Other Pros: -Get to travel a lot throughout the region -Travel expenses all paid for by BSE -get in-depth knowledge of how each department operates -Very friendly environment to work in -Many career opportunity to move up within the company ranks

Cons

Cons: -hours can get very long especially in the summer -Non-paid lunch (have to clock out when eating lunch which turns any 8 hour day into a 8 1/2 day)

Border States Response

Thanks for the honest feedback on the hours and for pointing out that we are willing to put in the time and resources to fully develop employees into leaders. This is a great place to build a career and wealth for the future.

4.0

Apr 3, 2019

Great company who cares for its employees

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stock options after you put in time

Cons

Internal conflicts between warehouse and sales

1.0

Mar 29, 2019

Great ESOP. Horrible management

Warehouse supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ESOP is very attractive.

Cons

Clueless management team. Long hours because of it.

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Jobs at Border States

Delivery Driver

Scottsbluff, NE

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