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 205 reviews)); "Great for people who don't like doing chemical services ( I'm one of them)." ((in 126 reviews)); "Flexible hours so I could go back to school and get a BA and an MA." ((in 119 reviews)); "Great training and very stable." ((in 105 reviews)); "And great benefits." ((in 101 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 157 reviews)); "general managers do absolutely nothing (I saw my Gm do THREE haircuts my entire time working" ((in 85 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 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

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

1.0

Jan 14, 2014

Don't do it !!!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Co workers were awesome. Paid vacation was nice also having short shifts to work was an nice option to have .

Cons

Crap pay ! Treated like a dog wanted you to perform miracles in 12 mins not realistic at all a very unprofessional place to work terrible management the worst

3.0

Dec 1, 2013

Stylist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The only good thing about this company is that they worked with my schedule while I attended school. If you're a mom or a student looking for just a lil extra money, I'd say do it. But this job will kill you slowly if you pursue it full time.

Cons

They do not care about their customers. The stylists there can hardly cut hair to save their life. And the money you get an hour, is not worth your time, money, or effort that you wasted putting yourself through hair/cosmetology school!

2.0

Oct 29, 2013

Great Clips is ok. It's the franchisee that isn't

Manager/stylist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

ready made clientele. i like my co-workers.

Cons

each franchisee is different. Mine lie, run the salon like a concentration camp, if you take a vacation you cant make up the lost hours to equal 32 hr avg. in a quarter to qualify to earn more vacation hrs. so you get penalized for taking a vacation

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