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?

"Members are great people and most of the team members are awesome." ((in 120 reviews)); "It is an extremely clean gym with a great staff and everything you could possibly need." ((in 76 reviews)); "It is very friendly and flexible hours for full time students" ((in 75 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and supportive." ((in 62 reviews)); "Good work environment and professionals around you." ((in 52 reviews))

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

"Low pay and very part time work" ((in 242 reviews)); "poor management and long work hours" ((in 194 reviews)); "No benefits and the hours can be long" ((in 69 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 45 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

Oct 16, 2012

Great People, Bad Policies

Personal trainer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

All of my coworkers, gym members, and my fitness manager were great. They helped all of the trainers out with continuing education, which was also nice.

Cons

They assigned us unpaid homework, which was mindless and did nothing for anyone’s benefit. Half way through my employment there the required us to start selling a certain brand supplements which I did not believe in. They also changed how we were paid multiple times which resulted in worse pay. The general manager seemed to only care about making money as apposed to taking care of customers.

3.0

Sep 19, 2012

Not too bad

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Set own-schedule, Free membership, Discount on product

Cons

Tough to move up in pay, Cut commissions from 10% to 5%

4.0

Sep 16, 2012

Gold's Gym - World's largest Co-ed Gym

Regional manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Gold's Gym is one of the best place to work. Expansion of the units & Growth is always there for Hardworking & dedicated team members.

Cons

Gold's Gym is less bothered about the Franchise's owners & they feel like left alone after huge investments.

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Jobs at Gold's Gym

Front Desk Associate - OVERNIGHT