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 275 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and friendly." ((in 185 reviews)); "Flexible Hours and very understanding" ((in 171 reviews)); "Good benefits and paid time off" ((in 163 reviews)); "Flexible Scheduling...usually okay with anything as long as you can work on the weekends." ((in 95 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 458 reviews)); "Low pay and company should consider providing job rotation for whoever wants to take the challenge for career growth/talent acquisition" ((in 328 reviews)); "not too many hours public business now some managers are bad" ((in 213 reviews)); "The former store manager was so inconsistent, did not have a goal, favoritism was obvious, and would go behind your back and say things." ((in 77 reviews)); "No training at all or enough associates" ((in 47 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

(5,054 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 5,054 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).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Jul 30, 2013

I loved the People, Hated the money

Team sports sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people that work here are honestly someo f the most fun loving and entergetic people to be around, and that is primarily due to the environment that is created the majority of the time

Cons

Management and the money, They don't always treat you the way that they should, and they money they pay you is terrible to say the least

3.0

Jul 25, 2013

Retail store that talks a good game, but falls a bit short on pay and advancement.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work environment is pleasant enough. This company is extremely task oriented and strives to be a consistent brand through out the marketplace. Obviously doing something right to be up to 160+ stores in this economy.

Cons

Because retail environment is based on sales to drive budgets for payroll, the ugly catch-22 is low sales = low payroll budget = few people on the floor = poor customer service resulting in low sales. Tight turn time on projects is difficult to achieve with low payroll budgets.

3.0

Jul 22, 2013

Ok for retail

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paid training, at least one free shirt, 20% discount, competitive pay (at the store I was at at least, with the promise of a .25 cent raise per hour after 90 days.) While this store does offer a credit card (which I'm sure will be pushed harder in the future) the location I was at did not force you to meet any goals. You were in fact not supposed to ask every customer to sign up because apparently referring someone with bad credit is to be avoided.

Cons

Spotty training, disorganized or over-worked middle management. General retail concerns like tedious and laborious work for a very small amount of money. Also, they can work you for 6 hours without a break, which they frequently attempt to. You can go to the bathroom or something if it's slow, however, any day I work I seem to go over my time because you need a team lead to cash you out and they are either too disorganized or preoccupied to try to get you out of there on time. Also, while the people I worked with seemed pretty nice over all, none of them seemed to like their job much, which could lower moral and promote apathy about work quality.

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Jobs at Academy Sports + Outdoors

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