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?

"If you’re in a busy salon in a good area you will make good money." ((in 206 reviews)); "Flexible hours so I could go back to school and get a BA and an MA." ((in 125 reviews)); "Great for people who don't like doing chemical services ( I'm one of them)." ((in 121 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and plenty of customers makes time fly!" ((in 104 reviews)); "Great Clips offers advanced training in leadership roles for management and technical skills for stylists." ((in 102 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 159 reviews)); "general managers do absolutely nothing (I saw my Gm do THREE haircuts my entire time working" ((in 89 reviews)); "There's no set schedule and it's against company policy to give you specific days off." ((in 49 reviews)); "Not enough weekend time off" ((in 43 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

Item: Great Clips
Rating: 2
Author: Current employee - Manager

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 Serviços pessoais do consumidor industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Oct 6, 2012

Not very good.Don't care about employees at all,just about themselves . No understanding. worry to much about numbers.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible schedules, bonuses, good experience, like the other people

Cons

not busy,expect haircuts to be done to fast, don't much care about employees

4.0

Aug 22, 2012

Receptionist isnt a bad job

Receptionist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

get paid a decent salary on top of tips for little to no experience

Cons

gets boring after a while nothing to do but watch t.v. and read magazines

2.0

Aug 15, 2012

it really is a haircut assembly line job like everyone says.

Manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

With a high quantity of clients you do make decent tips. Also, you keep tech notes about haircut so you can save time, like with clipper guards, picky areas, etc., its all in computer. We have decent franchisees but if you don't and they follow corporate, it won't be s good experience.

Cons

#1. Online check in, very unprofessional, degrading and makes clients furious..too many screw ups with it. We don't use it at the one I work at. You shouldn't be able to order a haircut like s pizza with your phone..#2 They expect you to allow clients until closing, which is unfair to closers who would never know what time they get off work. #3 coupons, need I say more, again degrading to professional stylists, coupons for 2.99, 4.99, no one should have to cut hair for that..embarrassing as hell,.#4 Low commission rate, they make it difficult to even make that.#5, corp stuck in 70's, still don't color hair or wax, so holding stylist back from making money, they really need to get more current.

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