Does Great Clips pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Great Clips employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Great Clips. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Great Clips?

52% of Great Clips employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Great Clips 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Great Clips?

Hair Stylist (946) , Stylist (506) , Manager (363) , Hairstylist (250) , Salon Manager (231) , Assistant Manager (136) , General Manager (104) , Receptionist (98) , Hair Dresser/Stylist/Barber (66) , Store Manager (66) , Cosmetologist (53) , Licensed Cosmetologist (51) , Area Manager (44) , Front Desk Receptionist (32) , Stylist/Assistant Manager (32)

What are the pros of working at Great Clips according to real employee reviews?

"Busy and good money but not worth it" ((in 203 reviews)); "Great for people who don't like doing chemical services ( I'm one of them)." ((in 120 reviews)); "Flexible hours so I could go back to school and get a BA and an MA." ((in 119 reviews)); "Great training and very stable." ((in 114 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and plenty of customers makes time fly!" ((in 110 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Great Clips according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and they have a high turnover due to the drugs in and out the shop!" ((in 218 reviews)); "Poor management and little to no training" ((in 159 reviews)); "general managers do absolutely nothing (I saw my Gm do THREE haircuts my entire time working" ((in 88 reviews)); "There's no set schedule and it's against company policy to give you specific days off." ((in 45 reviews)); "Not enough weekend time off" ((in 44 reviews))

What are employees saying about Great Clips layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Great Clips layoffs and their outlook for job security at Great Clips in 2026.

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Great Clips

Great Clips reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(4,141 total reviews)

Rob Goggins

71% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

Great Clips has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,141 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great Clips employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servizi personali per i consumatori industry (3.6 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Aug 20, 2015

salon manager

Salon manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay is amazing, co workers are generally nice, all around a good place to work

Cons

having to meet numbers for returns

4.0

Aug 18, 2015

Its a great job IF you like to work

Stylist/assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

set base wage so even if its slow you will still have a pay check with bonuses if you make the numbers which are not to unreasonable. Normally busy and work goes by super fast. You can make good money in tips (if you don't have good customer service you will not make good tips end of story) Most managers and staff are great when on the right team.

Cons

Red zones make it difficult to always get vacation when you want. Sometimes its hard to always preform to the companies standards when over worked. Sometimes you do get treated like a number and it is hard to have a personal life if you are not someone who likes to be busy and can juggle things we.

2.0

Aug 17, 2015

Not so great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I liked doing men's hair. Learning different techniques with fading etc. Tips were not the worst. I did get promoted as a manager.

Cons

I had managed several stores for this particular owner. Never felt appreciated. I went above and beyond to promote. And the owner chose to barely advertise. Esp when I sent many, many things of people trying to work with him. General managers are on way too much of a powertrip and need to get over themselves. Had to work by myself alot.

Viewing 3682 - 3684 of 4,141 Reviews

Jobs at Great Clips