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 205 reviews)); "Flexible hours so I could go back to school and get a BA and an MA." ((in 122 reviews)); "Great for people who don't like doing chemical services ( I'm one of them)." ((in 122 reviews)); "Great training and very stable." ((in 110 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and plenty of customers makes time fly!" ((in 109 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 217 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 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 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

May 23, 2021

Rewarding but demanding!

Hair stylist/shift manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

GREAT coworkers(!!!), guaranteed paycheck & tips, benefits, constant stream of customers, education

Cons

Always short staffed, long wait times causes frustration for customers & anxiety for stylists, VERY demanding on your body, no base pay raises unless you move up to some type of management position

Great Clips Response

We appreciate your feedback!

2.0

May 23, 2021

Owner is a hothead

Hair stylist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work at salon level, decent tips, busy environment, great for out of beauty school for experience with haircuts. Flexible scheduling. Salon manager is wonderful. Owner is different

Cons

The owner is crazy, at minimum. During COVID times he told me that he would not keep my position (last week of may to June 5th) unpaid, when I asked because my daughter was out of school and her dad was deployed. When I was offered another position I asked the owner if I had a job still at great clips and he stated “I’ve taken this as your voluntary resignation. you must think I’m stupid, I’ll be contacting UI tomorrow”. He filed an appeal against the unemployment claim and lost, without me even going to the court dates. Also, I’m 25 with carpal tunnel and tendinitis after working there for 3 years. Doing 25-30 haircuts in a 8 hour shift just to make 50$-100$ in tips isn’t worth it.

Great Clips Response

If you would like to share more, please email customerservice@greatclips.com and we will forward it to your franchisee. Since each salon is independently owned and operated, the franchisee would be the best person to address your feedback. Thank you.

4.0

May 18, 2021

Great Clips

Stylis

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great teammates and very helpful

Cons

Lots of hours on your feet, high volume of customers

Great Clips Response

Thank you for sharing your experience working in the salon! We appreciate your feedback!

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