Does Big 5 Sporting Goods pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Big 5 Sporting Goods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Big 5 Sporting Goods. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Big 5 Sporting Goods?

45% of Big 5 Sporting Goods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Big 5 Sporting Goods 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Big 5 Sporting Goods?

Sales Associate (394) , Cashier (104) , Assistant Manager (99) , Sales Associate/Cashier (82) , Retail Sales Associate (65) , Store Manager (53) , Manager (37) , Manager Trainee (32) , First Assistant Manager (26) , Second Assistant Manager (25) , Sales Representative (21) , Relief Manager (19) , Cashier/Sales Associate (17) , Sales (15) , Management Trainee (13)

What are the pros of working at Big 5 Sporting Goods according to real employee reviews?

"Hours are flexible and job is easy" ((in 119 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 91 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 74 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 60 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 55 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Big 5 Sporting Goods according to real employee reviews?

"They expect you to do all this work even though they start you off at a low pay and give little to no raises." ((in 174 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 82 reviews)); "place feels like a jail!!the managers dont want employees talking to each other.i" ((in 56 reviews)); "No raise in pay" ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 21 reviews))

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3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,583 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

40% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Compensation and benefits

Big 5 Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,583 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Big 5 Sporting Goods 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

Nov 6, 2025

Great Coworkers

Sales representative

Recommend

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Pros

good work life balance and easy tasks. easy job if in school. energy in store was great.

Cons

inconsistent hours and unloading trucks can be a pain

5.0

Oct 21, 2025

Awesome

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Team super friendly and dialed loved working there

Cons

can't think of any at all

4.0

Oct 15, 2025

Want an easy, part-time job while in school?

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

SUPER flexible hours! VERY easy work! (mostly standing around, big 5 isn't as big as it used to be and the demographic is mostly older people, so it's pretty easy.

Cons

Though it's accurate, $13/hr doesn't last a while, but it's a good starting job! It can get very boring as there isn't as much traffic at some times in the day, but that could be a good thing (at least you get paid.) The systems and operations are a little old, think paper schedules released the week before, old cashier system (but easy to understand,) old building, etc.

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