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 (945) , Stylist (505) , Manager (362) , 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 203 reviews)); "Flexible hours so I could go back to school and get a BA and an MA." ((in 123 reviews)); "Great for people who don't like doing chemical services ( I'm one of them)." ((in 119 reviews)); "Great training and very stable." ((in 113 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and plenty of customers makes time fly!" ((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 221 reviews)); "Poor management and little to no training" ((in 160 reviews)); "general managers do absolutely nothing (I saw my Gm do THREE haircuts my entire time working" ((in 93 reviews)); "There's no set schedule and it's against company policy to give you specific days off." ((in 48 reviews)); "Not enough weekend time off" ((in 42 reviews))

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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

(4,137 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 4,137 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Aug 31, 2010

Great Clips sometimes not so great!

Stylist, manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You dont have to fight over customers because you are on a hourly pay not commission based. This is also good because your paychecks are consistent.

Cons

You work very hard and are expected to do haircuts in an averaged out rate of less than 18 minutes including both womens and mens haircuts. so lots of people do shortcuts on haircuts and skimp on quality sometimes.

2.0

May 11, 2010

Very Conservative Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Clips had good benefits at the corporate level, including free haircuts. There were about 100 corporate employees at HQ, and it was easy to communicate with different departments. It's a successful company, and they know what works as far as providing good support for franchisees.

Cons

Great Clips had a very conservative culture, driven by senior management. There wasn't much tolerance for alternative viewpoints. In certain departments, the organization is pretty flat, so there wasn't opportunity for advancement.

4.0

Oct 6, 2009

It was an okay job.

Okay job

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Salary & tips were fantastic! *Discount on products, 25% *Training was extremely good. Really helped me with customer service. *The manager was good

Cons

*The crazy hours. *Having to work sick. Legit sick, with a 102 fever and vomiting. Yeah. Happened to me! *Being rushed!

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