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?

51% of Academy Sports + Outdoors employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Academy Sports + Outdoors 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 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 279 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and friendly." ((in 201 reviews)); "Good benefits and discount." ((in 175 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 98 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 461 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)); "not too many hours public business now some managers are bad" ((in 215 reviews)); "favoritism is rampant and awful" ((in 79 reviews)); "No training at all or enough associates" ((in 54 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

51% would recommend to a friend

(5,055 total reviews)

Steven P. Lawrence

53% approve of CEO

40% 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

2.0

Nov 6, 2013

Not very good

Team sports sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discounts on merchandise, good employee-employee relationships

Cons

Not very employee friendly, don't pay employee's what they deserve, its all about the sales results instead of the employee's happiness.

3.0

Nov 4, 2013

It was okay.

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Made great friends. Had a great discount. I got a raise of $1.50 .

Cons

Long hours. One hour break. I would close one night and open the next. Rude customers and bad return system.

2.0

Nov 4, 2013

Decent in-between job

Apparel sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great co-workers (made me feel very welcome and helped me adjust), 1 hour lunch, a good starting wage, a nice and easy-going atmosphere where co-workers help each other in order to get things done.

Cons

Sloppy scheduling, point system, management embarrassing employees by treating them like children (were made to empty pockets one night to make sure we didn't have cell phones or other "contraband"), boring (I'm done with my zone two hours into my shift and am literally refolding clothes just to have something to do)

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Jobs at Academy Sports + Outdoors

Seasonal Team Member Customer Care - Work At Home (TX, OK, AL, GA Applications Only)

NIGHTS & Weekends Front Desk