Does Big 5 Sporting Goods pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Big 5 Sporting Goods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Big 5 Sporting Goods. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Big 5 Sporting Goods?

45% of Big 5 Sporting Goods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Big 5 Sporting Goods 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Big 5 Sporting Goods?

Sales Associate (394) , Cashier (106) , Assistant Manager (100) , Sales Associate/Cashier (82) , Retail Sales Associate (65) , Store Manager (53) , Manager (37) , Manager Trainee (32) , First Assistant Manager (26) , Second Assistant Manager (25) , Sales Representative (21) , Relief Manager (19) , Cashier/Sales Associate (17) , Sales (15) , Management Trainee (13)

What are the pros of working at Big 5 Sporting Goods according to real employee reviews?

"Hours are flexible and job is easy" ((in 115 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 86 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 76 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 59 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 59 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Big 5 Sporting Goods according to real employee reviews?

"They expect you to do all this work even though they start you off at a low pay and give little to no raises." ((in 179 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 82 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 22 reviews)); "Pay was minimum wage unfortunately" ((in 21 reviews)); "No raise in pay" ((in 18 reviews))

Big 5 Sporting Goods Reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,589 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

40% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Big 5 Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,589 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Big 5 Sporting Goods employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

3 Jul 2026

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Hr

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

GoOD comanay and managed well

Cons

OK going good , some thing need improvement

3.0

29 Jun 2026

Great first job, not great scheduling

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Most employees were really fun to work with, life/work balance was great, taught me good life skills, good first job for work experience.

Cons

Barely got scheduled (pretty sure my location was way over employed), occasional rude and entitled costumers (especially during the holidays), could get very slow and boring at times, sketchy area, overal, not a great job if you're looking for something that pays well.

3.0

26 Jun 2026

Decent pay and benefits, but limited growth opportunities

Desktop support technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Okay pay for being in Riverside. Good Health Benefits.

Cons

No real growth. Management could be better,

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Jobs at Big 5 Sporting Goods

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

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