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 (100) , 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

(1,585 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

39% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Big 5 Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,585 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

Jul 27, 2025

Okay but bad leadership

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers, learn a lot about different sports and activities

Cons

Bad senior management, horrible price gouging, cheap products pushed as quality items.

4.0

Jul 7, 2025

Nice place

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice place to work part time

Cons

Very slow environment to work in

1.0

Jul 6, 2025

Mediocre at best.

Relief manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I guess the 25%off regular price.

Cons

Overworked, Underpaid, raises based on merit. $0.10-$0.20c raises when/if you get one each year. Senior management or division trainers aren’t held to the same standard Assistant Managers are.

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