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 2% 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, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 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 125 reviews)); "It is an extremely clean gym with a great staff and everything you could possibly need." ((in 72 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and supportive." ((in 61 reviews)); "Good work environment and professionals around you." ((in 56 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, opportunities for growth, free gym membership, helpful management, lax atmosphere, not "pushy" or "salesy" with potential PT candidates, management doesn't breathe down your neck about selling which makes working here more enjoyable and less stressful" ((in 38 reviews))

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

"Low pay and very part time work" ((in 246 reviews)); "No benefits and the hours can be long" ((in 68 reviews)); "I had 5 different managers in my 2 years there." ((in 47 reviews)); "I was recruitEd as health and fitness instructor and after 3 months they started forcing for personal training clients." ((in 44 reviews)); "poor upper management." ((in 41 reviews))

What are employees saying about Gold's Gym layoffs 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

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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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2K reviews

1.0

Apr 8, 2014

No Hours, Bad Management

Front desk associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not really sure. My location wasn't that great, ended up shutting down. It was a relaxing job at front desk. No worries or goals.

Cons

You only get 1% commission, my GM talked it up. He didn't train, just sat in his office and expected us to know what to do. I barely got any hours, kept sticking me in kid's club. Gym ended up closing, wasn't making any money and the equipment didn't get taken care of.

3.0

Apr 7, 2014

Front Desk

Front desk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free membership, friendly staff, discount on personal trainer.

Cons

Being on your own even at close of business, low pay, not a lot of organization

4.0

Apr 3, 2014

I learned a lot as well as enjoyed training my clients. The gym is an awesome fitness club.

Personal fitness trainer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I very much enjoyed working with all members, both old and new. It gave me great satification to train members, and teach them how to use the gyms equiptment as well as commucating with them, and being a part of their life1

Cons

I felt the "competion" between some of the fitness trainers could result in some, "back stabbing".

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I learned a lot as well as enjoyed training my clients. The gym is an awesome fitness club.

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