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 288 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and friendly." ((in 196 reviews)); "Good benefits if you are full time" ((in 168 reviews)); "Flexible Hours and very understanding" ((in 153 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 466 reviews)); "Low pay and company should consider providing job rotation for whoever wants to take the challenge for career growth/talent acquisition" ((in 334 reviews)); "not too many hours public business now some managers are bad" ((in 220 reviews)); "favoritism is rampant and awful" ((in 74 reviews)); "No training at all or enough associates" ((in 48 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.

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3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(5,054 total reviews)

Steven P. Lawrence

53% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Academy Sports + Outdoors has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,054 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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3.0

Aug 14, 2013

Great place to work, but tough place to enjoy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced environment experiencing growth. Lots of opportunity with in the stores for growth.

Cons

Expectation of job is too high. More tasks driving business rather than customer service. Disconnect between corporate office and stores

3.0

Aug 13, 2013

Not enough pay for dealing with everyday tasks.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good start-up job for someone looking to get experience in sales, MOSTLY friendly people to work with

Cons

don't expect to have a social life. you work long hours and usually work WAYYY over when you're supposed to get off. makes it hard if you have a family or friends at all.

3.0

Aug 6, 2013

Academy is a solid job, but not somewhere I would want to be for long.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a very friendly environment.

Cons

Hours are all over the place.

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Great place to work, but tough place to enjoy

Not enough pay for dealing with everyday tasks.

Academy is a solid job, but not somewhere I would want to be for long.

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