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 improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gold's Gym?

60% 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, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

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

Personal Trainer (328) , Front Desk Associate (168) , Front Desk Receptionist (101) , Fitness Consultant (82) , Front Desk (75) , General Manager (67) , Certified Personal Trainer (59) , Sales Associate (50) , Manager (42) , Trainer (39) , 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 124 reviews)); "It is very friendly and flexible hours for full time students" ((in 83 reviews)); "It is an extremely clean gym with a great staff and everything you could possibly need." ((in 77 reviews)); "Good work environment and professionals around you." ((in 57 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and supportive." ((in 56 reviews))

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

"Low pay and very part time work" ((in 247 reviews)); "No benefits and the hours can be long" ((in 70 reviews)); "I had 5 different managers in my 2 years there." ((in 46 reviews)); "I was recruitEd as health and fitness instructor and after 3 months they started forcing for personal training clients." ((in 42 reviews)); "poor upper management." ((in 40 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

60% would recommend to a friend

(2,432 total reviews)

Adam Zeitsiff

70% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

Gold's Gym has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,432 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

Dec 10, 2014

Gold's Gym Kid's Club

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love the kids and work environment.

Cons

Pay rate is super low.

4.0

Dec 10, 2014

Hard work is paid off

Personal trainer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are five level of personal trainers. Fitness coach, Specialist 1, 2, 3, and Fitness Expert. Everyone starts as a Fitness coach. Promotions through those ranks are given based on how many sessions were trained in previous quarter. To be an Expert means you make 60 percent of about $70/hour. It also means that you've proved to be successful at renewing clients, delivering results, and selling. To be an expert, you must be training at least 25-30 sessions a week. I was promoted to expert after 4 months. I average $33-40 for a 1 hour session. Train 10 clients a day 5 days a week and you're making around 80 or 90k. Time flies and you're helping out.. Not a bad gig.

Cons

It's a lot of fun but you better be good at hustling.

1.0

Dec 8, 2014

Still Owe Me Money

Training manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You work at a gym.

Cons

I was asked to be a training manager there. After my two weeks of training and time for paychecks to come around the general manager informed me that you don't get paid for your first two weeks working there. I was made after 70 hours of working for free for some one. That was a waste of my life there. I told the GM when he told me that, that I quit. I learned that it's just not Gold's Gym, but the Wilmington, NC area in general feels they can take advantage of people.

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