Does Paychex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Paychex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Paychex. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Paychex?

46% of Paychex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Paychex 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Paychex?

Sales Representative (430) , Payroll Specialist (250) , Sales Consultant (195) , Sales (139) , Senior Payroll Specialist (118) , District Sales Manager (90) , Account Executive (83) , Sales Associate (68) , Account Manager (66) , Outside Sales Representative (61) , Supervisor (57) , Software Engineer (54) , Core Sales Representative (51) , HCM Consultant (51) , Manager (47)

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

"The benefits are great and their long term strategy is awesome." ((in 677 reviews)); "Training is great and constant better than other places." ((in 398 reviews)); "culture is great and consistent" ((in 344 reviews)); "Great people to work with; lots of folks willing to help you be successfull in your career." ((in 262 reviews)); "Work from home and great onboarding / training." ((in 121 reviews))

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

"Low pay and most of the time there was nothing to do but sit around and wait" ((in 348 reviews)); "poor management and clique type teams" ((in 240 reviews)); "If you get assigned a bad manager you’ll be miserable and wont be there very long" ((in 155 reviews)); "Low salary and most of the time you are just sitting around" ((in 109 reviews)); "Upper management is out of touch and there is little to no in person support, but mandatory 5 days in office." ((in 86 reviews))

What are employees saying about Paychex layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Paychex layoffs and their outlook for job security at Paychex in 2026.

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3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(5,969 total reviews)

John Gibson

48% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

Paychex has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,969 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paychex employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Jan 5, 2009

Paychex is pretty good company

Sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Company. Good Benifits. Pretty good management

Cons

The divide between someone at 85% of quota and 100% on compensation is great

4.0

Jan 4, 2009

high turnover creates turmoil.

Senior payroll specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

training in the field can't be beat.

Cons

pay is too low for the job duties necessary to do a good job.

4.0

Jan 2, 2009

Nuetral

human resources generalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people, very cohesive environment. The flexibility of the job is great and the benefits they offer are great. You can definetely stay at the company for more than 20 years, alot of others do. They offer great training and invest alot in the knowledge of their employees.

Cons

Compensation, the company is very cheap even though they earn huge profits. The compensation is not even close to any salary surveys for the position especially being located in the bay area, definetely nt even fair. The management does not listen nor care about employees, its all about profits and budgeting. They do not reward tyheir employees who work hard so eventually most lose the motivation to do good work.

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