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 6% 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 (103) , 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?

"I make good money working for Great Clips and look forward to working here for many more years." ((in 204 reviews)); "Great training and very stable." ((in 117 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and plenty of customers makes time fly!" ((in 114 reviews)); "Great for people who don't like doing chemical services ( I'm one of them)." ((in 113 reviews)); "Flexible hours so I could go back to school and get a BA and an MA." ((in 112 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 223 reviews)); "Poor management and little to no training" ((in 161 reviews)); "general managers do absolutely nothing (I saw my Gm do THREE haircuts my entire time working" ((in 90 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 41 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.

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Great Clips reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,140 total reviews)

Rob Goggins

70% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Work/Life balance

Great Clips has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,140 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

5.0

Aug 8, 2015

Great employer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced, great customers, wages, room for growth with company

Cons

For some that can't keep up with the fast pace it might not be their best choice

3.0

Aug 7, 2015

Good job .. great atmosphere. ..good manager..

Hair stylist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Environment, colleagues , clean, organized and built on excellent customer service. Nice to see so many different and mostly kind people while at work.

Cons

Records, video tapes of every step you make. Great Clips in general wants you to average 15 minute haircut time at end of day. Although, we do men , women and small children. I, personally like to give everyone my best. I can't always do this in 15 minutes. Actually, that is an in and out haircut. I personally wouldn't want that and don't like to treat people like part of an assembly line. This therefore, makes stylist work like they are on assembly line to meet high expectations with haircut time. At end of day it feels as if you work in a sweat shop instead of have a profession. At times go without any breaks and usually no lunch break. We are supposed to have these but not expected to take all day if busy.

5.0

Aug 6, 2015

Best salon experience I ever had!

Stylist/assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was able to balance my work schedule when started my family. I was able to learn a lot of different haircuts and techniques that really enhanced my skills.

Cons

I did not see my franchisee a lot, but when she visited the salon, she was amazing!

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