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 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Big 5 Sporting Goods. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Big 5 Sporting Goods?

44% of Big 5 Sporting Goods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Big 5 Sporting Goods 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 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 117 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 88 reviews)); "Great Management at some stores and really flexible with hours." ((in 85 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 72 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 67 reviews))

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

"Low pay and overall very boring" ((in 172 reviews)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((in 25 reviews)); "No raise in pay" ((in 22 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 21 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism towards "golden child" employees" ((in 9 reviews))

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3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,583 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

39% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Compensation and benefits

Big 5 Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.4 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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2K reviews

3.0

Sep 25, 2025

It was okay

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great management and friendly helpful team

Cons

Boring sometimes because it was slow

4.0

Sep 19, 2025

fun workplace

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, coworkers were fun to work with

Cons

No real cons just a retail job

3.0

Sep 14, 2025

Great Local Leadership, Very Poor Corporate

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule and very kind local management

Cons

Higher-level managers were very bad, did not listen to any feedback, and were very demanding to the point of being unrealistic

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Jobs at Big 5 Sporting Goods

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

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fun workplace

Great Local Leadership, Very Poor Corporate

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