Does LA Fitness pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LA Fitness employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LA Fitness. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LA Fitness?

32% of LA Fitness employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LA Fitness 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LA Fitness?

Personal Trainer (582) , Front Desk Receptionist (465) , Operations Manager (307) , General Manager (271) , Personal Training Director (221) , Front Desk (212) , Sales Associate (177) , Sales Counselor (153) , Certified Personal Trainer (117) , Group Fitness Instructor (106) , Front Desk Associate (99) , Assistant General Manager (80) , Front Desk Agent (72) , Master Trainer (71) , Front Desk Staff (61)

What are the pros of working at LA Fitness according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and you can do as you please without having to submit to another person's guidelines." ((in 232 reviews)); "If you can sell fitness services gym memberships/ personal training then this is a great entry level sales position." ((in 161 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and the atmosphere of the gym is that of a smaller one." ((in 129 reviews)); "Staff itself can be friendly and fun to work with" ((in 106 reviews)); "Fun work environment and coworkers" ((in 100 reviews))

What are the cons of working at LA Fitness according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay even if you have a good amount of experience and they are not willing to give promotions to group ex" ((in 744 reviews)); "Long hours are expected but they do make sure u get paid for every second you are there!" ((in 254 reviews)); "The managers have no management training." ((in 144 reviews)); "no benefits and hard to move up in company" ((in 137 reviews)); "low base rate and commission based." ((in 121 reviews))

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LA Fitness reviews

2.8

32% would recommend to a friend

(5,909 total reviews)

Louis Welch

32% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.5

Culture & values

2.5

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

2.3

Compensation and benefits

LA Fitness has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,909 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The LA Fitness employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Servizi personali per i consumatori industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

May 6, 2026

Toxic environment with predatory practices and unrealistic demands

Assistant personal training director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing. I didn’t gain a single positive thing working at this company.

Cons

Predatory hiring process Misleading pay structure Manipulative coworker relationships Forced overtime Expectation to work outside of work hours Strange working hours with multiple hour gaps in the middle of a given shift Predatory sales procedure Take-home work without compensation Unachievable standards

2.0

May 5, 2026

Bad bonus structure and poorly managed overall

Personal training director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free gym membership and a long lunch break

Cons

They train you in predatory sales practices that feel gross and manipulative. The bonus structure is such that the amount you receive is based on the size of the gym. So even if you have the highest sales in your district, you could end up with a 1/4 of the bonus compared to other directors just because your client base is smaller.

1.0

May 4, 2026

Cool coworkers and GM, but low pay and poor management

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not a difficult job. Cool General Manager who is absolutely excellent at what he does. Free membership, nice coworkers.

Cons

Very low pay for the amount of stress/pressure. Corporate is terrible, rude and arrogant, The club constantly has broken machines, and corporate goes there to micromanage employees (the color of shoes they wear, the type of chair they sit on, all kinds of irrelevant things) but never fix anything at the club. The personal training there is a huge scam, we constantly had customers threatening to sue the company because of that. Front desk staff is the most overworked with the lowest pay. No safety for female employees who close the facility late at night. Bathroom stinks often not because the cleaning staff doesn't do their job but because of the plumbing situation at that club.

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