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"We have always known that our success comes from our people, but to put it through this lens, we want all our associates to look left and right and see themselves, knowing that Guitar Center is a place where hard work, good ideas, and culture thrive. What they hear from leadership needs to reflect this vision. That means a diverse collection of men, women of all backgrounds and experiences at all levels of our organization. As candidates consider Guitar Center, we want them to know this is who we are and they will feel welcomed here. That’s how we will continue to stick around for another 40, 50, 60 years."? - Ron Japinga, CEO, Guitar Center leer más
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Guitar Center Compensation Employee Reviews

¿Cuál es la mejor parte de su paquete de compensación?

The best thing about my compensation package is the ability to impact my variable pay through strong performance.

Revisión Publicado hace 2 años

vacation, sick time and 401k

Revisión Review del Departamento de Atención al Cliente · Publicado hace 4 años

The Discount helps out alot

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

That I get to work strings what I love

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

Great vacation and sick leave

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

Good money for relatively easy work

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

Bonus, if they arent prorated.

Revisión Publicado hace 5 años

Earning potential with the added comission!!

Revisión Review del Departamento de Ventas · Publicado hace 5 años

Quarterly bonuses were nice incentives to boost the store’s performan

Revisión Publicado hace 5 años

I love that we get paid commission and our hourly wage it gives us space to work with customErs

Revisión Publicado hace 5 años

21 different benefits available for enrollment

Revisión Review del Departamento de Ventas · Publicado hace 6 años

before I never had health insurance

Revisión Review del Departamento de Ventas · Publicado hace 6 años

Reasonable prices, and great benefits my entire family.

Revisión Review del Departamento de Atención al Cliente · Publicado hace 7 años

Employee discounts are unbeatable, and managers have your back on everything

Revisión Review del Departamento de Ventas · Publicado hace 8 años

The best part of my compensation is bonus and equity.

Revisión Publicado hace 8 años

Commission pay almost helps me pay my rent.

Revisión Review del Departamento de Ventas · Publicado hace 8 años

We are paid a little bit above the minimum wage, plus commission!

Revisión Review del Departamento de Ventas · Publicado hace 8 años

¿Por qué te sientes infravalorado y qué te haría sentir mejor con respecto a tu compensación?

I do not have stock equity or benefits. My pay is $11.00 per hour and I have been working here for over a year.

Revisión Publicado hace 2 años

Bonus structure is a joke.. up the base pay and staff the store properly instead of loading all of the work on 1-2 people

Revisión Publicado hace 3 años

Low-ball pay. Overworked, understaffed. Have to beg for annual merit increases just to get over 50 cents. Huge disconnect between store manager and ops manager pay.

Revisión Publicado hace 3 años

Better pay according to education and experience.

Revisión Publicado hace 3 años

I should get paid more. Again, why are customers paying $60/hr and im only getting $20/hr. Wheres the rest of the money going?

Revisión Publicado hace 3 años

I feel that using a blanket business strategy across 200+ retail locations in an industry as unique as the music/entertainment industry is a complete disservice to the client base at large. Music is very personal and a life for many and I feel that is lost the higher up the ladder you go.

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

Corporate dosent care about you or your future they have a goal that must be met you are just a tool to get them there if you don't work they'll just get a new one.

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

I feel if you're making over $1 million for a company you should be compensated at least a livable wage. For example over $50,000

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

I constantly go above and beyond every day for customers, and then i am scorned and scolded for not getting pro coverage (which is not in my control). Minimum wage would be a start.

Revisión Review del Departamento de Ventas · Publicado hace 4 años

I think I am underpaid for what I do.

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

Even with annual reviews and commission, Guitar Center is the worlds largest musical instrument and industry retailer and fails to compensate for experience in MI based on credentials like AES/AVIXA certifications.

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

A family of four qualifies for welfare on our hourly pay scales.

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

A fair living wage for the area i live in

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

I feel I should make more, but get paid decently

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

We are very underpaid and the benefits are terrible.

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

When a portion of my pay goes to help with my scheduling and my scheduling can't be done correct frustrates me.

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

No bonuses despite being number one sales person every month. Told to treat all metrics equally with no incentive to exceed in them (in ex., Pitching lessons). negative reinforcement instead of positive reinforcement for reaching pro coverage numbers. All metrics are never enough

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

Been sexually harassed multiple times by customers and one coworker with little done by upper level management, our Store Manager has had to have my back in order for anything to get done.

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

We are given tasks that are crucial to keeping the store alove yet we are paid as if we are doing no work. We are expected to get huge tasks done but not given the hours to do so.

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

The only reason they pay minimum wage here is because they have to. The amount of work an average sales person does per day is worth insanely more than 10 an hour. We do make commission BUT it’s impossible to rely on that during slow season

Revisión Publicado hace 4 años

Review Sentiment at Guitar Center

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62%
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38%

About Guitar Center's Compensation

F
42/100

Where This Score Ranks Guitar Center's Compensation

BOTTOM
5%

In the Bottom 5% of 1310 similar size companies on Comparably

BOTTOM
5%

In the Bottom 5% of 373 companies in Los Angeles

4th

4th place versus 3 competitors rated on Comparably

159 employees at Guitar Center score their wages and compensation a F on average. As a testament to this, when employees are asked “Do you believe you're paid fairly?”, 26% say Yes. The Customer Support department is the most satisfied with their compensation, ranking it 85/100, a full 42 pts above the Operations department. If you want detailed data about Guitar Center's wages, see the <a href="https://www.comparably.com/companies/guitar-center/salaries">wage breakdown by department, job titles, locations, and more.</a>

Rate Compensation the Highest

  • Department - Customer Support
    +43%
  • Department - Customer Success
    +36%
  • Gender - Female
    +30%

Rate Compensation the Lowest

  • Experience - 3 to 6 Years
    -17%
  • Ethnicity - Other
    -12%
  • Ethnicity - African American/Black
    -9%

How Guitar Center's Compensation Score is Calculated

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Results from 159 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
26%
No74%
Do you believe you're paid fairly?
AnswerPercent
44%
No56%
Are you satisfied with your Benefits?
AnswerPercent
56%
No44%
Does your company give annual bonuses?
AnswerPercent
Cada 6 meses o menos0%
Todos los años67%
Cada 2 años11%
Cada 3 años o más11%
Nunca11%
How often do you get a raise?
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