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 (278) , Footwear Sales Associate (159) , Team Lead (154) , Apparel Sales Associate (120) , Retail Sales Associate (116) , Sales Associate/Cashier (97) , Team Sports Sales Associate (85) , Cashier Team Lead (75) , 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 282 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and friendly." ((in 188 reviews)); "Good benefits and paid time off" ((in 169 reviews)); "Flexible Hours and very understanding" ((in 161 reviews)); "Flexible Scheduling...usually okay with anything as long as you can work on the weekends." ((in 111 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 324 reviews)); "not too many hours public business now some managers are bad" ((in 210 reviews)); "favoritism is rampant and awful" ((in 74 reviews)); "No training at all or enough associates" ((in 46 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

50% would recommend to a friend

(5,060 total reviews)

Steven P. Lawrence

49% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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Academy Sports + Outdoors has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,060 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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2.0

May 4, 2024

decent

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible schedule and decent hours

Cons

working weird hours all the time

2.0

May 4, 2024

Leadership sucks

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hours are flexible and nice coworkers

Cons

Leadership is terrible. They give little hours and over work you

5.0

May 3, 2024

Great!

Apparel sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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Working at Academy Sports and Outdoors is great!

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Working at Academy Sports and Outdoors has its days

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