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

2.0

Apr 28, 2011

Too many chiefs not enough Indians

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The name Gold's Gym still has a large presence in the fitness community. There is a huge franchise following which allows for you as an employee to make outside contacts.

Cons

The Corporate side of Gold's Gym only operates 60 gyms. All the others are franchises and there is no real relationship between the two sides. The company is actually a tiny company and is ran by people not from the fitness industry hence its decline in the recent years. The gyms are spread very thin. Too many duties on the acting managers with little pay.

3.0

Apr 26, 2011

High performance expected. Goal can be unrealistic.

Fitness consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly atmosphere. You are able to network with large amounts of people. If you dont feel like doing much that day no one notices.

Cons

The goals set for you are often times unrealistic. however they can be achieved. Coworkers can be cut throat about the sales.

2.0

Apr 22, 2011

Sold in the interview, none of what was promised came true....

Membership advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a very fun work environment. You meet a lot of people. You get a 2 hour lunch as a sales person.

Cons

No career advancement unless you are best friends with someone in upper management. Expected to sell on the clock, which is only about a quarter of what you have to do during the work day. Everything else (which is several, time consuming things) youre expected to "find a way" to get it done. Meaning off the clock. Youre expected to help do everyone else's job because "We're a team and its for the club" be it housekeeping or janitrial or front desk.... Payout is ridiculous, both base and commission Corporate office has been known to make the sales team push a promotion and then once its over change the payout base to next to nothing. Good for the company bad for the person trying to make a living.

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Jobs at Gold's Gym

Front Desk Associate - OVERNIGHT