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?

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 121 reviews)); "It is an extremely clean gym with a great staff and everything you could possibly need." ((in 78 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and supportive." ((in 60 reviews)); "Good work environment and professionals around you." ((in 54 reviews)); "Flexible Schedule and good experience working with children" ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Low pay and very part time work" ((in 235 reviews)); "No benefits and the hours can be long" ((in 64 reviews)); "I was recruitEd as health and fitness instructor and after 3 months they started forcing for personal training clients." ((in 44 reviews)); "I had 5 different managers in my 2 years there." ((in 44 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.

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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3.0

Jan 29, 2014

Environment was fun and friendly

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Fun and friendly environment. Great place to work if you enjoy working out and have a passion for fitness.

Cons

Franchise owners were poor business people and did not care about employees

3.0

Jan 28, 2014

Okay place to work

Personal trainer

Recommend

CEO approval

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best place to start your career is fitness for experience

Cons

very low pay, no benefits, long work hours

2.0

Jan 27, 2014

Apathetic and lackluster.

Front desk clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You get a free membership while working there, however it doesn't kick-in until about 6 months into your employment. You get to meet a lot of interesting people, most of whom are there often. If you are into fitness, you also get the benefit of being in an environment that will help you become better.

Cons

Management was lazy and rarely managed anything. They just cared about getting commission on memberships rather than make the gym a better environment. Almost ALL the equipment was rarely cleaned, especially the tanning beds. The items they had us sell from the nutrition bar were WAY overpriced, including the water. At times when a member was behind on dues, instead of having a manager or assistant manager talk to the member, they had the front desk staff tell them to leave in a non-courteous manner.

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