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 (277) , Footwear Sales Associate (158) , Team Lead (154) , Apparel Sales Associate (120) , Retail Sales Associate (116) , Sales Associate/Cashier (97) , Team Sports Sales Associate (85) , Cashier Team Lead (74) , 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 280 reviews)); "Great coworkers and somewhat relaxing job." ((in 194 reviews)); "Good benefits and discount." ((in 168 reviews)); "Flexible Hours and very understanding" ((in 157 reviews)); "Flexible Scheduling...usually okay with anything as long as you can work on the weekends." ((in 100 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 474 reviews)); "Low pay and company should consider providing job rotation for whoever wants to take the challenge for career growth/talent acquisition" ((in 327 reviews)); "the managers were rude and their system's need to be updated" ((in 215 reviews)); "favoritism is rampant and awful" ((in 80 reviews)); "No training at all or enough associates" ((in 50 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

(5,055 total reviews)

Steven P. Lawrence

51% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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Academy Sports + Outdoors has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,055 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).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

3.0

Nov 26, 2013

Easy Work

Hunting/fishing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy Work, flexible hours, work environment

Cons

Boring - lots of down time, frustrating customers, no sales incentives

3.0

Nov 24, 2013

Adequate Retail Position

Apparel sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Semi-flexible hours, slightly above minimum pay, clean environment, worked in the same store as my husband, polite managers, night shift usually didn't go much past closing time.

Cons

Horrible holiday hours, some managers would keep you well past closing time for no reason, some managers wouldn't work hard enough to listen to your concerns, hours cut with no explanation, team leaders didn't do any work, but expected much from associates, managers didn't know how to floor should be run, planograms didn't have enough space for all the product expected to be placed

4.0

Nov 19, 2013

Good job that isn't very stressful. Most of the day is spent straightening up boxes or helping customers

Footwear sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy job, isn't any stressful days other than occasional rushes on weekends

Cons

Other associates randomly quitting and causing higher workload until a new employee is hired

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Jobs at Academy Sports + Outdoors

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