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 (105) , 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 122 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 83 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 73 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 68 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 57 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 178 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 80 reviews)); "place feels like a jail!!the managers dont want employees talking to each other.i" ((in 59 reviews)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((in 22 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 21 reviews))

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3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,584 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 1,584 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

4.0

Sep 10, 2025

Reasonably positive experience

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clear expectations from management. Lots of support from team members.

Cons

Variable customer experience - shoplifting can and probably will happen. Otherwise, expect typical retail position experience.

3.0

Sep 8, 2025

Coworkers are great Corporate sucks

Relief manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible hours, decent employee discount but it could be better.

Cons

Unsafe work environment (Homeless), Corporate/Upper management almost nonexistent at store level

3.0

Sep 4, 2025

decent

Sales associate/cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Scheduling, workplace environment, easy training.

Cons

Most difficult part would be learning inventory. Customers can be difficult to deal with sometimes. Benefits are little to none.

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