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?

51% of Great Clips employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Great Clips 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 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?

"If you’re in a busy salon in a good area you will make good money." ((in 202 reviews)); "Great for people who don't like doing chemical services ( I'm one of them)." ((in 124 reviews)); "Flexible hours so I could go back to school and get a BA and an MA." ((in 122 reviews)); "Great training and very stable." ((in 116 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and plenty of customers makes time fly!" ((in 106 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 220 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 94 reviews)); "There's no set schedule and it's against company policy to give you specific days off." ((in 47 reviews)); "Not enough weekend time off" ((in 40 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.

Great Clips reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,141 total reviews)

Rob Goggins

70% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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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).

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4K reviews

4.0

Feb 8, 2016

All depends on the franchise.

Hair stylist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Training. Continuing Ed. Varying bonuses for productivity and product sales

Cons

Everything else varies depending on franchise

Great Clips Response

10y

Thank you for your honest comments. If you would like us to forward them to your franchisee for follow up, please email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the location where you are employed. We will be sure to get them to your franchisee to contact you. We appreciate everything you do every day!

5.0

Feb 3, 2016

Manager/Stylist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have work for Great Clips for 7 years and I absolutly love it. It's always busy, hours are nice. I love the clients and the money you can make. My favorite job for sure.

Cons

Work holidays, work weekends, have to get shift covered when sick.

Great Clips Response

10y

Thank you for your comments. We appreciate everything you do. If you would like us to forward your comments to your franchisee, please email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the salon location where you work. Your feedback is appreciated.

2.0

Feb 3, 2016

It really depends of the Franchisee

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really dependent on the salon owners, some are good and some are bad. If your store is busy you will make a lot in tips. Part time employees were treated better in my experience. If you are looking to work all the time they always had hours. They pay hourly so you could always depend on checks as long as you were working similar hours.

Cons

Really dependant on the store owners. My company, Winds Aloft, used to be good but as minimum wage kept going up the owners didn't keep up with it. We would get small raises and you would have to fight if you thought you deserved more. Found out other owners were offering significantly higher wages when people I would interview would turn the job offer down because they were offered more at another store. If you were full time they wouldn't think twice about adding you on a 6th day of work. They treated us like we didn't have families and lives outside of work. I didn't mind the extra hours but it started to take a toll on my body when it started happening every week because we are always on our feet.

Great Clips Response

10y

Thank you for your comments and feedback. If you would like additional follow up from the franchisee who employed you, please email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the location. We will be sure to forward it to the franchisee for follow up with you. We appreciate your honest feedback.

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