Does Gold's Gym pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gold's Gym employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gold's Gym. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gold's Gym?

62% of Gold's Gym employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Gold's Gym 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gold's Gym?

Personal Trainer (327) , Front Desk Associate (167) , Front Desk Receptionist (101) , Fitness Consultant (82) , Front Desk (75) , General Manager (66) , Certified Personal Trainer (59) , Sales Associate (49) , Manager (42) , Trainer (38) , Group Fitness Instructor (36) , Kids Club Associate (32) , Customer Service Representative (31) , Operations Manager (30) , Sales Manager (30)

What are the pros of working at Gold's Gym according to real employee reviews?

"Meet great people and develop decent sales skills" ((in 116 reviews)); "It is very friendly and flexible hours for full time students" ((in 80 reviews)); "It is an extremely clean gym with a great staff and everything you could possibly need." ((in 75 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and supportive." ((in 56 reviews)); "Good work environment and professionals around you." ((in 55 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Gold's Gym according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and very part time work" ((in 245 reviews)); "No benefits and the hours can be long" ((in 70 reviews)); "I had 5 different managers in my 2 years there." ((in 45 reviews)); "I was recruitEd as health and fitness instructor and after 3 months they started forcing for personal training clients." ((in 41 reviews)); "poor upper management." ((in 41 reviews))

What are employees saying about Gold's Gym layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Gold's Gym layoffs and their outlook for job security at Gold's Gym in 2026.

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Gold's Gym reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(2,428 total reviews)

Adam Zeitsiff

74% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Gold's Gym has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,428 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gold's Gym employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Artes y entretenimiento industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Aug 9, 2017

Great place, terrible ownership group

Fitness manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome co-workers, members and employees.

Cons

Stay far far away from the Lowell's ownership group of Gold's Gym. They are some of the most greedy, arrogant, rude people I've ever met. They sacrifice employee and member satisfaction for saving pennies.

1.0

Jun 8, 2017

DO NOT WORK AT WILLOW LAWN

Front desk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

free gym membership, and flexible hours.

Cons

This location (As confirmed by management) does not give raises. Ever. It's $8 an hour. If you want a professional work environment THIS IS NOT IT. I've seen everything ..an employee getting beat up in parking lot by another employees wife, constant inappropriate gossip on a daily basis, employees not doing their jobs-ever. It's awful. Perhaps the other locations are much better but steer clear of this one. Rumors of them filing for bankruptcy are just the icing on the cake. This is NOT a job where you are valued for your hard work or professionalism. This place is a joke. I quit, was not fired so none of this is biased information.

2.0

Apr 28, 2017

Don't let the name fool you

Coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are nice Nice building close to uptown

Cons

Parent company doesn't care Poor compensation

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Jobs at Gold's Gym

Front Desk Associate - OVERNIGHT