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 (505) , 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?

"Busy and good money but not worth it" ((in 204 reviews)); "Great for people who don't like doing chemical services ( I'm one of them)." ((in 121 reviews)); "Flexible hours so I could go back to school and get a BA and an MA." ((in 120 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and plenty of customers makes time fly!" ((in 114 reviews)); "Great training and very stable." ((in 108 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 226 reviews)); "Poor management and little to no training" ((in 155 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 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.

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3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,139 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 4,139 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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5.0

Jan 20, 2015

GREAT PLACE TO WORK

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

opportunities for advancement in management. flexible hours full-time or part-time continued education and training teamwork

Cons

hours - open 7 days a week 9am-9pm (depending on salon) -means crazy hours evenings, weekends, holidays hard when you have a family. You know that going in but it still makes is difficult. depending on the salon - VERY busy - high work load, (this can be good & bad

2.0

Jan 15, 2015

Steady, but no room to move up

Stylist

Recommend

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Steady paycheck, down to earth clients

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No set schedule, not appreciated by franchisee

3.0

Jan 13, 2015

Depends on Franchise Owner

Hair stylist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The franchise owner I worked for offered 50 cents extra per hour if I worked until close in the evening and on weekends and all day for working on Sunday, all the other franchisers don't offer that. This particular franchise over also paid 10% commission on product sales. Franchise owner I am talking about is Cuatro Clippers.

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When I left the organization the owners and managers were forcing the stylists to push product sales on every customer. It was to the point where a customer would sit down in the cutting chair and as I would begin to say how are you, the customer would say, "I have no intentions of buying any product today". It was embarrassing.

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