Does Academy Sports + Outdoors pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Academy Sports + Outdoors employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Academy Sports + Outdoors. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Academy Sports + Outdoors?

50% of Academy Sports + Outdoors employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Academy Sports + Outdoors 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Academy Sports + Outdoors?

Sales Associate (469) , Cashier (278) , Footwear Sales Associate (159) , Team Lead (154) , Apparel Sales Associate (120) , Retail Sales Associate (116) , Sales Associate/Cashier (97) , Team Sports Sales Associate (85) , Cashier Team Lead (75) , Manager (58) , Asset Protection Associate (55) , Customer Service Representative (52) , Associate (47) , Hunting/Fishing Associate (47) , Customer Service Cashier (46)

What are the pros of working at Academy Sports + Outdoors according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and Co" ((in 278 reviews)); "Great coworkers and somewhat relaxing job." ((in 193 reviews)); "flexible hours and great for college students" ((in 167 reviews)); "Good benefits and discount." ((in 160 reviews)); "Flexible Scheduling...usually okay with anything as long as you can work on the weekends." ((in 99 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Academy Sports + Outdoors according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management that is power hungry and more worried about control over their employees than achieving goals." ((in 469 reviews)); "Low pay and company should consider providing job rotation for whoever wants to take the challenge for career growth/talent acquisition" ((in 336 reviews)); "the managers were rude and their system's need to be updated" ((in 211 reviews)); "workers or anybody in general never gets solved, favoritism, bad attitudes etc etc" ((in 78 reviews)); "No training at all or enough associates" ((in 53 reviews))

What are employees saying about Academy Sports + Outdoors layoffs in 2026?

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

Academy Sports + Outdoors reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(5,060 total reviews)

Steven P. Lawrence

49% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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Academy Sports + Outdoors has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,060 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Academy Sports + Outdoors employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews

4.0

Aug 31, 2014

Good company with a lot of growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is growing and is beginning to hire smart people to lead it into the future

Cons

-Those who have been with the company for a great deal of time are not willing to change. -Better technology and systems that speak to each other need to be implemented. -Pay is below average

3.0

Aug 30, 2014

Growing company that's great for the right type of person

Omnichannel

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Academy has grown tremendously in the past few years, so it's clearly doing many things correctly. The company has a fiercely loyal customer base in the South, and it stands to do well as it expands north and into some Midwestern states. Academy treats its employees well in most regards. The pay is pretty good, the benefits are probably about average, and good work is rewarded. The workplace is fairly casual and easygoing, and work-life balance is good. However, don't expect any above-and-beyond perks like gym memberships, catered food, etc. It's not a bad place to work, with friendly people and humble executives, especially if you're the type who likes hunting, fishing, outdoors, and the like. And let's be honest, you'll be right at home here if you lean right on the political spectrum.

Cons

As you can probably deduce from the Pros, you won't love it here if you are progressively minded. And that doesn't just apply to political sensibilities. Academy has a good-ol'-boy mentality that, although not overwhelming, pervades its culture and business practices. I mean, we're talking about a multibillion-dollar company that didn't fully embrace the power of the internet until about 2013. Since Academy was so late to the game, particularly when it comes to e-commerce and omnichannel, its growing pains have been quite pronounced. As the company has grown, so too have its bureaucratic inefficiencies. If you want to get anything done, you have to go through a frustrating array of approvals and revisions. Long story short: Academy is growing, yes, but if it can't break out of its traditional ways, it will never catch up with the competition in either customer or employee satisfaction.

1.0

Aug 29, 2014

Lots of work to do,nice people to work around.

Employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people I work with

Cons

Horrible pay,lazy managers and leads.

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