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 (276) , 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 281 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and friendly." ((in 191 reviews)); "flexible hours and great for college students" ((in 161 reviews)); "Good benefits and discount." ((in 153 reviews)); "Flexible Scheduling...usually okay with anything as long as you can work on the weekends." ((in 97 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 472 reviews)); "Low pay and company should consider providing job rotation for whoever wants to take the challenge for career growth/talent acquisition" ((in 329 reviews)); "not too many hours public business now some managers are bad" ((in 214 reviews)); "favoritism is rampant and awful" ((in 66 reviews)); "No training at all or enough associates" ((in 52 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

(5,053 total reviews)

Steven P. Lawrence

53% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 5,053 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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4.0

Dec 10, 2012

Great job for seasonal college students.

Team sports sales associate

Recommend

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Pros

They're pretty good about hiring you when you aren't in school and during Christmas especially they dish out tons of hours.

Cons

Work most Holidays and for seasonal you don't get time and a half like the full time employees.

4.0

Dec 6, 2012

Team Sports

Team sports sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great starting for a simple teen coming out of high school. There is a point system that is followed for tardies, absences and call ins. 90 day review has potential raise opportunities.

Cons

At times you can be the only one in your department with 10+ customers

2.0

Nov 15, 2012

Only good until you can find something better and leave

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Decent employee discount, friendly co-workers, can be a fun place to work. Opportunity to learn about various products the store sells.

Cons

Low pay, few raises. team leads that treat the other employees poorly, scheduling personnel to close on one night only to have them come in and open the next morning, long hours being on your feet without being able to take a break (unless you are scheduled enough hours in the day to take a lunch/dinner break) disregard for personnel's time off requests, if you turn in a two week notice they will not give you any hours the last two weeks you are there - or if they do, they will really mess your schedule around the last two weeks you're there, like they are taking revenge on you for quitting. Point system for calling in sick, even if you have a doctors note due to illness or injury.

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Great job for seasonal college students.

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Only good until you can find something better and leave

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