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 116 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 87 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 78 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 67 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 58 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 173 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)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 23 reviews)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((in 20 reviews))

Big 5 Sporting Goods reviews

3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,585 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

39% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,585 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Jun 2, 2025

Failing Company

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed, not too busy, lots of freedom in terms of merchandising and what departments you want to focus on.

Cons

Big 5 closed 3 stores close to ours in 2023 and 2024. They simply just moved the managers to our store instead of firing them. We had more managers than part time employees. Part time employees who have been there for years got their hours cut so the managers that caused their store to close could move here. No consequences for failing.

4.0

May 30, 2025

Good school job

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, laid back, can have cool coworkers

Cons

Boring, lack of opportunity for advancement, working holidays and weekends

3.0

May 28, 2025

Great place to work while in college

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible schedule and management that can be accommodating

Cons

Little room for growth in the company

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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 Sales Associate - Part-time